by William S. Burroughs · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788402074201
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«Yonqui» is William S. Burroughs's semi-autobiographical novel, published by Bruguera in paperback (191 pages, in Spanish).
Burroughs narrates in semi-autobiographical key his time as an addict: the constant search for drugs, lack of money and homosexual encounters, in a journey from the streets of New York to a rehabilitation centre in Kentucky, via the bars of New Orleans and Mexico.
It belongs to the Bruguera Libro Amigo collection (no. 756), with a translation by Martín Lendínez. The original title, Junkie, was published in 1953.
Recommended for readers of underground literature and autobiographical narrative seeking a classic about addiction told without concessions.
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