The Wild Boys (novel)

The Wild Boys (novel)

infobox Book |
name = The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead
title_orig =
translator =


image_caption = 1st edition cover
author = William S. Burroughs
cover_artist =
country = United States
language = English
series =
genre = Novel
publisher = Grove Press
release_date = 1971
media_type = Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
pages = 184 pp (HB)
isbn = ISBN 0394475860 (HB)
preceded_by =
followed_by =

"The Wild Boys" (full title "The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead") is a novel written by Beat Generation author William S. Burroughs. It was first published in 1971 by Grove Press.

Trivia

*The novel inspired the Duran Duran song, "The Wild Boys". [ [http://www.vh1.com/shows/events/eighties/johntaylor.jhtml VH1 interview with John Taylor] ]

External links

* [http://www.alibris.com/search/books/qwork/7223395/used/The%20Wild%20Boys:%20A%20Book%20of%20the%20Dead Synopsis] of "The Wild Boys".

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