Exhibition: "Naked Lunch": the First Fifty Years
Item appears in the following exhibition page"Naked Lunch": the First Fifty Years: William S. Burroughs reads Naked Lunch: Reading Naked Lunch Item InformationDublin CoreTitleWilliam Burroughs Reads from "Naked Lunch:" "The Exterminator Does a Good Job"
DescriptionWilliam Burroughs reading an excerpt from Naked Lunch: "The Exterminator Does a Good Job" (5 min, 45 sec)
CreatorBurroughs, William S., 1914-1997
Dateprobably 1960 - 1972
LanguageEnglish
Additional Item MetadataSpatial Coverage[London]
MODSKey Date1960 1972
Type of Dateinferred
Form/Genresound recordings
Repository NameRare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University
NotesDates inferred from the fact that the original audio tape includes an unidentified British radio program, suggesting that the recording was made during the time Burroughs lived in London (c. 1960-1972).
Language of CatalogingEnglish
Digital Originreformatted digital
CollectionWilliam Seward Burroughs Papers
Sound Item Type MetadataOriginal FormatReel-to-reel audio tape
Duration00:05:45
CitationBurroughs, William S., 1914-1997, “William Burroughs Reads from "Naked Lunch:" "The Exterminator Does a Good Job",” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed December 11, 2024, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/nakedlunch/item/2574. |