About William S. (Seward) Burroughs.
William S. (Seward) Burroughs (February 5, 1914 - August 2, 1997).
An American novelist, essayist, satirist and social critic. Burroughs' writing is original, graphic, and candid. He produced a sizable amount of literature in over forty years of international publication. He was inducted into the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 1983. His early writing is often associated with the Beat Generation. Burroughs was close friends with Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Jack Kerouac, and Herbert Huncke before he was a published author.
