The Yage Letters Redux
The Yage Letters Redux by William S. Burroughs, published by Penguin Books in 2008, is a unique blend of travel writing, satire, and epistolary narrative. This edition spans 127 pages and is presented in English. The book explores Burroughs’ quest for a drug known as ‘Yage,’ which he believed could unlock telepathic powers, following his experiences in South America as he writes to his friend Allen Ginsberg about his psychedelic adventures.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of letters that not only document Burroughs’ experiments with Yage but also delve into themes of time, space, and sensory perception. Ginsberg’s responses further illuminate the profound effects of the drug, revealing a journey that is both personal and expansive. This edition captures the essence of Burroughs’ literary style, offering insights into his thoughts and the cultural landscape of the time, making it a significant work within the realms of fiction, literary collections, and American poetry.
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William Burroughs closed his classic debut novel, Junky, by saying he had determined to search out a drug he called ‘Yage’ which he believed transmitted telepathic powers, a drug that could be ‘the final fix’. In The Yage Letters – a mix of travel writing, satire, psychedelia and epistolary novel – he journeys through South America, writing to his friend Allen Ginsberg about his experiments with the strange drug, using it to travel through time and space, to derange his senses – the perfect drug for the author of the wild decentred books that followed. Years later, Ginsberg writes back as he follows in Burroughs’ footsteps, and the drug worse and more profound than he had imagined.
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