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Show __ TheSaltLakeTribune William Burroughs?’ Last Chapter Endsat 83 SOCIATED PRESS KANSASCITY, Mo. — William Burroughs, the stone-faced godfatherofthe “Beat generation” whose experimental novel Naked Lunch unleashed an underground world that Nova Express(1964). Born in 1914 inSt. Louis, Burroughs was the grand- son and namesakeofthe inventor of the adding ma- defied narration, died Saturday. He was 83. Burroughs died after suffering a heart attack, said Ira Silverberg, his longtime New chine. Hereceived a bachelor’s “His presence in the American literary landscape was unparalleled,” Silverberg said. 1936 and did some graduate work in ethnology and archaeology. Burroughs After moving to New York City, Burroughs developed a heroin addiction and was a junkie for about 15 years. He married a German-Jewish refugee, but only to enable the woman to emigrate to the York publicist. Published in 1959, Naked Lunch used un- conventional writing techniques to depict an underground world fighting a technological society that was self destructing. His other books included The Soft Machine (1961), The Ticket that Exploded (1962) and degree in English from Harvard University in A3 NATION Sunday, August 3, 1997 United States. They were divorced in 1946. The same year, Burroughsenteredinto a commonlaw marriage with Joan Vollmer Burroughs’ life was changed forever in 1951 when, after a day ofdrinking and drugs, he accidentallyshot and killed Vollmer. Burroughs said he was trying to shoot a glass off his wife’s head andshot her in the forehead in a biographypublished in 1982, Literary Outlaw, Burroughs said that the shooting in Mexicoled to his becominga serious writer. He was charged with the equivalent of involuntary manslaughter and fled Mexico. Burroughs continued to influence artists and musicians through the hippies of the 1960s and the punks of the 1970s. San Diego Fires Claim 11 Homes; Arson Is to Blame for One Blaze THE ASSOCIATED PRESS injury. It crashed in the San Vi N DIEGO — Eleven homes we destroyed and more than 1,000acres charredas brush fires continued to burn in San Diego cente Reservoir while scooping water. Of nearly 800 firefighters Onefire was deliberately set, au- area County, fueled by sporadic winds thorities ‘Thirty cars said. and 15 other struc- tures burned, and an air tanker used to dousetheflames crashed. Firefighters said they didn’t expect to get either of two brush fires undercontrol until Monday Two crew members on board the planeescapedwithoutserious working to control the blaze, one suffered a minor eye injury A teary BJ. Schulz watered an I outside her burnt home ont this from spreading into. my neighbor's house, because my house is already gone,” shesaid Thefire that took her home was set by an “arson device,” investigators said. No other details were available. The cause of a second fireis still unknown Denim jeans A Z-Attitude special Corduroy jeans §¥ Assorted fall colors in Z-Attitud Buy two Yaga’ ti ec andget a free Yaga t-shirt. Z-Outlook Knit tops & tanks One cool « collection in Z-Attitude tees, get a free hat. Z-Outlook Save 10% on your enti re\p hase Buy two Stussy® tees and get a free Stussy belt. Z-Outlook : |
