{
  "id": 8381842,
  "title": "How to navigate William S. Burroughs in the 21st century",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/how-to-navigate-william-s-burroughs-in-the-21st-century",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-19T04:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "el-pais-english",
    "url": "https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-09-19/how-to-navigate-william-s-burroughs-in-the-21st-century.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The most controversial and cryptic of the Beat writers, the author was an unrepentant, legendary junkie (and, allegedly, an accidental killer). Today, there is renewed interest in his books, at a time when separating the work from the novelist is becoming increasingly difficult",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}