William S. Burroughs

Writing

Born: 1914-02-05
Died: 1997-08-02
From: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.4

Biography

William Seward Burroughs II (February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American writer and visual artist, widely considered a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodern author who influenced popular culture and literature. Burroughs wrote eighteen novels and novellas, six collections of short stories and four collections of essays, and five books have been published of his interviews and correspondences; he was initially briefly known by the pen name William Lee. He also collaborated on projects and recordings with numerous performers and musicians, made many appearances in films, and created and exhibited thousands of visual artworks, including his celebrated "Shotgun Art". Description above from the Wikipedia article William S. Burroughs, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Awards & Nominations2 won · 2 nominated

Nominated

Locus Award for Best Short Story

The Ghost Lemurs of Madagascar

1988
Nominated

Nebula Award for Best Novel

Nova Express

1966
🏆 Won

Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres

🏆 Won

Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

Acting63 titles

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