{"product_id":"9780143117834","title":"Queer: 25th-Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe definitive 25th-anniversay edition of Burroughs's legendary second novel. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally written in 1952 but not published till 1985, \u003ci\u003eQueer\u003c\/i\u003e is an enigma-both an unflinching autobiographical self-portrait and a coruscatingly political novel, Burroughs' only realist love story and a montage of comic-grotesque fantasies that paved the way for his masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eNaked Lunch\u003c\/i\u003e. Set in Mexico City during the early fifties, \u003ci\u003eQueer\u003c\/i\u003e follows William Lee's hopeless pursuit of desire from bar to bar in the American expatriate scene. As Lee breaks down, the trademark Burroughsian voice emerges, a maniacal mix of self- lacerating humor and the ugly American at his ugliest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA haunting tale of possession and exorcism, \u003ci\u003eQueer\u003c\/i\u003e is also a novel with a history of secrets, as this new edition reveals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011850092784,"sku":"9780143117834","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780143117834_p0.jpg?v=1763656669","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780143117834","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}