William Burroughs' 10 Favorite Novels

1. "The Process" by Brion Gysin

2. "The Satyricon" by Petronius

3. "In Youth is Pleasure" by Denton Welch

4. "Two Serious Ladies" by Jane Bowles

5. "The Sheltering Sky" by Paul Bowles

6. "Under Western Eyes" by Joseph Conrad"

7. "Journey to the End of the Night" by Louis Ferdinand Céline

8. "Querelle de Brest" by Jean Genet

9. "The Unfortunate Traveller" by Thomas Nashe

10. "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

I've read two of the ten (Céline and Fitzgerald).

Well, it's not over yet: there's still time.

[via The Book of Lists (1980)]

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