Mentored by a Madman: The William Burroughs Experiment
The William Burroughs Experiment
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Reference, Essays, Research, Specialties, Internal Medicine, Neuroscience
| 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.
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.
