

#3003
Mentioned in 9 episodes
Naked Lunch
Book • 1959
Published in 1959, 'Naked Lunch' is a highly symbolic and surreal novel that follows the character William Lee, a heroin addict, as he navigates through various locations including New York, Mexico, and the fictional city of Interzone.
The book is structured as a series of non-chronological 'routines' that blur the lines between reality and fantasy.
It critiques societal norms, drug culture, and the mechanisms of control, using vivid and often disturbing imagery.
The novel was the subject of obscenity trials due to its explicit content but was ultimately cleared of charges, recognizing its literary and social importance.
The book is structured as a series of non-chronological 'routines' that blur the lines between reality and fantasy.
It critiques societal norms, drug culture, and the mechanisms of control, using vivid and often disturbing imagery.
The novel was the subject of obscenity trials due to its explicit content but was ultimately cleared of charges, recognizing its literary and social importance.
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as a writer who also stayed at the Chelsea Hotel.


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in the context of discussing the impact of authoritarianism on society.


Peter Weller

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come esempio di una vita vissuta in modo estremo, la cui valutazione morale dipende dalla prospettiva.


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as a writer who inspired Dean Ripa and whose work is characterized by graphic, hallucinatory prose.

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als Autor von Naked Lunch, der sich durch Reichs Theorien bestätigt fühlte.

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as the first person to believe in the number 23 enigma.


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as a book about a heroin addict.


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