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After developing an addiction to the substance he uses to kill bugs, an exterminator accidentally kills his wife and becomes involved in a secret government ...
William S. Burroughs' "The Naked Lunch" ist ein wilder, halluzinogener Abstieg in die dunkle Unterwelt von Sucht, Kontrolle und gesellschaftlichem Verfall. Durch eine fragmentierte Erzählung voller bizarrer Charaktere und surrealer Landschaften zerschmettert Burroughs die konventionelle Erzählkunst und katapultiert die Leser in ...
Hier hausen Junkies, Dealer, Agenten und Kreaturen wie Insekten-Schreibmaschinen und die drogenspendenden Mugwumps. Bill stolpert in einen surrealen Albtraum, der alle Grenzen überschreitet, und hält gleichzeitig seine Erlebnisse in dem Roman Naked Lunch fest.
Naked Lunch, the book, is about “Lee the agent”, a drug addict escaping the police that travels to the “West”, while looking for his next fix. During one of these trips he meets very shady characters like a certain Dr. Benway, who elaborates control methods through the use of narcotics, hypnosis and humiliative acts. Somehow ...
"Naked Lunch" by William S. Burroughs is one of the most controversial novels from the Beat Generation. It was first published in 1959 and had made a real fuss back then. Following are some interesting facts about the book:
“The study of thinking machines teaches us more about the brain than we can learn by introspective methods. Western man is externalizing himself in the form of gadgets.” [Dr. Benway, a character in Naked Lunch, p22. Ironically, this could have been written by a commentator in 2024.]
In 1991, David Cronenberg brought William S. Burroughs' infamous novel "Naked Lunch" to the big screen, transforming a literary labyrinth into a cinematic enigma. Here are ten fascinating insights into the film and its journey from page to screen. 1. **Why David Cronenberg Took on the Project**.
