The Naked Lunch
From Censorpedia
Artist: William Burroughs
Year: 1950’s-60’s
Date of Action:
Region: North America
Subject: Explicit Sexuality
Medium: Literature
Confronting Bodies:
Description of Artwork: "William Burroughs' visionary tale of drugs and paranoia was hugely controversial in the late 1950s, and eventually became the subject of one of the landmark obscenity trials in US history. Today. the novel is as divisive as ever, although there are perhaps fewer readers over 21 who would acclaim it as great art."
The Incident: Not provided yet.
Results of Incident: Not provided yet.
Source:
• https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1997/08/10/553662.html?pageNumber=108
Entry by Ultraviolet Archive
