A shared history of drug use, cynicism and mastery of the English language unites these authors. Below is a link to Will Self's preface of the Penguin 2002 edition of Burroughs' Junky.
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Monday 30 May 2011
Self analysis: William S. Burroughs
William Burrough's work has proven to be an exerting influence over the contemporary writings of British novelist and critic Will Self. Where the former once attempted to 'destroy' language, the latter has in many ways adopted the memes and lexical trickery of his (de)mentor.
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