Burroughs’ first novel - a largely autobiographical account of the constant cycle of drug dependency, cures, and relapses - remains the most unflinching, unsentimental account of addiction ever written.
Through time spent kicking and time spent dealing, through junk sickness and a sanatorium, Junky is a field report from the American post-war drug underground. It has influenced generations of writers with its raw, sparse and unapologetic tone.
A W. F. Howes audio production.
