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Queer

By: William S. Burroughs
Narrated by: Multiple Narrators, Andrew Garman, T. Ryder Smith
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Originally written in 1952 but not published till 1985, Queer is an enigma - both an unflinching autobiographical self-portrait and a dazzling political novel

Set in Mexico City during the early fifties, Queer follows William Lee's hopeless pursuit of desire from bar to bar in the American expatriate scene. As Lee breaks down, the trademark Burroughsian voice emerges; a maniacal mix of self-lacerating humour and the Ugly American at his ugliest. Burroughs' only realist love story, Queer is a haunting tale of possession and exorcism.©2010 William S. Burroughs (P)2013 Recorded Books LLC
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I feel like I'm actually there having a fireside chat with Burroughs, plus the forward and afterword usefully flesh out some gaps in the main story.

T Ryder Smith is a revelation

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