BBC - BBC Four - Audio Interviews - William S(eward) Burroughs

William S(eward) Burroughs 1914 - 1997

The Algebra of Need
15 May 1963 Third Programme
William Burroughs talks to Gary Goldhill about

	why he writes and who he writes for 1 min 12
	his mythology 4 min 23
	the cut up and fold in techniques as ways to construct a narrative 4 min 4

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	William S(eward) Burroughs American writer Burroughs's novels about drug addiction, wild fantasies and experimental techniques have provoked extreme reactions. Some regard him as the most powerful moralist since Jonathan Swift, others call him a sensationalist and pornographer. Read more