William S. BurroughsFiction · Literary Fiction·1914–1997
The Yage Letters
Synopsis
Join William S. Burroughs on a hallucinatory journey through the Amazon in this collection of letters to Allen Ginsberg. Burroughs recounts his quest for yage, a powerful psychedelic, and his experiences with indigenous cultures and altered states of consciousness. This raw and unfiltered account offers a unique glimpse into the mind of a literary icon and the counterculture of the 1950s.
How it reads
Prose complexity 7/10
Content warnings (1)
Substance Abuse