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Will Self on Burroughs, Bluebeard, and Science Fiction Reading ClinicWill Self on Burroughs, Bluebeard, and Science Fiction Reading Clinic

Released On: 23 Nov 2008

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Mariella Frostrup talks to Will Self about the work of William Burroughs.

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