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Queer

Originally written in 1952 but not published till 1985, `Queer` is an enigma – both an unflinching autobiographical self-portrait and a coruscatingly political novel, Burroughs` only realist love story and a montage of comic-grotesque fantasies that paved the way for his masterpiece, `Naked Lunch`. 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 humor and the Ugly American at his ugliest. A haunting tale of possession and exorcism, `Queer` is also a novel with a history of secrets, as this new edition reveals.With an introduction by Oliver Harris.”`Queer` is a stunner. A neglected work that became legendary in its very absence.” Los Angeles Time

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