For what did the 'S' stand in the name of American author William S. Burroughs?
William S. Burroughs Jr. William S. Burroughs Jr. William Seward Burroughs III (July 21, 1947 – March 3, 1981) was an American novelist, also known as William S. Burroughs Jr. and Billy Burroughs. He bears the name of both his father and his great grandfather, William Seward Burroughs I, the original inventor of the Burroughs adding machine. He wrote three novels, two of which were published as "Speed" (1970) and "Kentucky Ham" (1973). His third novel, "Prakriti Junction," begun in 1977, was never completed, although extracts from it were included in his third and final published work "Cursed From Birth". Burroughs Jr. underwent a
The Job: Interviews with William S. Burroughs The Job: Interviews with William S. Burroughs The Job: Interviews with William S. Burroughs is a book by Daniel Odier built around an extensive series of interviews with Beat Generation author William S. Burroughs conducted in the late 1960s. Originally published in France in 1969, it was later reissued in several different English-language editions. Odier and Burroughs share authorship of the book, but it is common to see Burroughs given sole front cover author credit. As Burroughs explains in a foreword, what began as a series of impromptu interviews covering topics ranging from Scientology to Burroughs' longtime drug addiction led