William Burroughs. The Algebra of Need

by Eric Mottram

pp. 108, this is copy #62 of a limited edition in cloth of 100, SIGNED by the author, simultaneously published by The Coach House Press.

282 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1971

Reviews

[Kamakana · Rating 4 out of 5]

180615: ... but you have to like burrough's work, read enough, think of it enough, are not homophobic, are not bothered by apparent misogyny, are willing to interpret and enjoy his most paranoid musings, his ideas of control and the economy of junk, in all its forms. this covers all burroughs from Naked Lunch up to the early seventies The Last Words of Dutch Schultz: A Fiction in the Form of a Film Script... this means a lot of recounting work, seeing repetitions of routines, characters, sets, dialogues, metonymic metaphors. all of which make burroughs more literal and easier to read than the works themselves. but fun, if lit crit is a pleasure for you...

[Meike · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great study of Burroughs' work, full of smart insights, but why oh why is the structure all over the place? There isn't even a table of contents, it's a mess!

[Nathalie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The first book-length study of Burroughs’ work

[Dejan Stojkovski · Rating 5 out of 5]

Indeed!