William S. Burroughs’s Naked Lunch, first published in 1959, stands as a landmark in the realm of experimental literature and provides a profound exploration of trauma and mental health. The novel, often regarded as a challenging and provocative...

‘What seemed to set the Beats […] apart from their peers was a deep, disturbing alienation that transcended their identities as artists and extended to personal idiosyncrasy and a self-destructive bent. […] To be sure, their project was in large...