This manifesto is more than just a novel: it's a winding, aimless, surreal investigation of our deepest fears and loftiest ideals. It's easy to understand why Naked Lunch has become such an important key to our collective psyche. Bill Lee isn't just a junkie who flees New York for the relative permissiveness of Tangiers: he represents the American ideal of freedom and free will. And Interzone isn't just a hallucinatory vision of an oppressive, totalitarian state: it's an American society running rampant and out of control. Instead of a whining text complaining about the state of our culture, William S. Burroughs has created a sense of urgency and importance that encourages readers to take action.