The Letters of William S. Burroughs: Volume I: 1945-1959 - Paperbackby William S. Burroughs (Author), Oliver Harris (Editor), Oliver Harris (Introduction by) "These funny, filthy, and terrifically smart letters reveal him in a way that no biographer can." New York Newsday Guru of the Beat generation, minence grise of the international avant garde, dark prophet, and blackest of satirists, William S. Burroughs has had a range of influence rivaled by few living writers. This volume of his correspondence from 1945 to 1959