{"product_id":"dont-hide-the-madness-william-s-burroughs-in-conversation-with-allen-ginsberg-hardcover","title":"Don't Hide the Madness: William S. Burroughs in Conversation with Allen Ginsberg - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam S. Burroughs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAllen Ginsberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Various Artists (VMI)), \u003cb\u003eSteven Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo seminal figures of the Beat movement, Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs, discuss literary influences and personal history in a never-before-published three-day conversation following the release of the David Cronenberg film of Burroughs' classic novel \u003ci\u003eNaked Lunch\u003c\/i\u003e. The visit coincided with the shamanic exorcism of the demon that Burroughs believed had caused him to fatally shoot his common law wife, Joan Vollmer Burroughs, in 1951--the event that Burroughs believed had driven his work as a writer. The conversation is interspersed with photographs by Ginsberg revealing Burroughs's daily activities from his painting studio to the shooting range. \u003cb\u003eDON'T HIDE THE MADNESS\u003c\/b\u003e presents an important, hitherto unpublished primary document of the Beat Generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam S. Burroughs\u003c\/b\u003e was a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodernist author whose influence is considered to have affected a range of popular culture as well as literature. Burroughs wrote eighteen novels and novellas, including \u003ci\u003eNaked Lunch\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJunky\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eQueer\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eNaked Lunch\u003c\/i\u003e was adapted for the screen in the 1991 award-winning film directed by David Cronenberg. American poet, philosopher, and photographer \u003cb\u003eAllen Ginsberg\u003c\/b\u003e is considered to be one of the leading figures of both the Beat Generation during the 1950s and the counterculture that soon followed. Among his many published poetry collections, he is best known for \u003ci\u003eHowl and Other Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKaddish and Other Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCollected Poems, 1947-1997\u003c\/i\u003e. Poet, musician, and ethnomusicologist \u003cb\u003eSteven Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e toured extensively with Allen Ginsberg from 1976 to 1996, collaborating on music and poetry works. Taylor is a member of the seminal underground rock band The Fugs, and is author of two books of poems and the musical ethnography, \u003ci\u003eFalse Prophet: Field Notes from the Punk Underground\u003c\/i\u003e. From 1990 to 2008 he was on the faculty at the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa University. Currently, he is senior editor at \u003ci\u003eReality Sandwich\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 364\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 16, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769860325664,"sku":"9781941110706","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a016ad3dab9bc625e526d791bb040ef1.webp?v=1780358468","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dont-hide-the-madness-william-s-burroughs-in-conversation-with-allen-ginsberg-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}