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Queer

Queer

by William S. Burroughs, Oliver Harris, William Burroughs

1986Gay menFictionAliensAutobiographical fictionAmerican literature
3.5
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First lines

Lee turned his attention to a Jewish boy named Carl Steinberg, whom he had known casually for about a year.

Lee turned his attention to a Jewish boy named Carl Steinberg, whom he had known casually for about a year.

About this book

Set in Mexico City during the early fifities, the story follows William Lee from bar to bar in the American expatriate scene as he pursues a young man named Allerton.

Themes & subjects

Gay menFictionAliensAutobiographical fictionAmerican literatureNoncitizens
First published 1986

Setting

MexicoMexico CityUnited States

About the author

William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs

1914 – 1997

Authors

William S. Burroughs, Oliver Harris, William Burroughs

First published

1986

Pages

150

Read time

≈ 4h

Editions

20

Languages

English, Spanish

Publisher

Penguin Books

ISBN

9780141975665

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