Mentored by a Madman: The William Burroughs Experiment

The William Burroughs Experiment

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Reference, Essays, Research, Specialties, Internal Medicine, Neuroscience
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Author: A.J. Lees ISBN: 9781910749388
Publisher: New York Review Books Publication: September 19, 2017
Imprint: Notting Hill Editions Language: English
Author: A.J. Lees
ISBN: 9781910749388
Publisher: New York Review Books
Publication: September 19, 2017
Imprint: Notting Hill Editions
Language: English

A fascinating account by one of the world's leading neurologists of the profound influence of William Burroughs on his medical career. Lees relates how Burroughs, author of Naked Lunch and troubled drug addict, inspired him to discover a ground-breaking treatment for Parkinson's Disease. Lees journeys to the Amazonian rainforest in search of cures, and through self-experimentation seeks to find the answers his patients crave. He enters a powerful plea for the return of imagination to medical research.

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A fascinating account by one of the world's leading neurologists of the profound influence of William Burroughs on his medical career. Lees relates how Burroughs, author of Naked Lunch and troubled drug addict, inspired him to discover a ground-breaking treatment for Parkinson's Disease. Lees journeys to the Amazonian rainforest in search of cures, and through self-experimentation seeks to find the answers his patients crave. He enters a powerful plea for the return of imagination to medical research.

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