Who wrote the semi-autobiographical novel Junkie, which gives an account of the lifestyle of heroin addicts in the early 1950s?
- Jack Kerouac
- Philip Roth
- Saul Bellow
- William S. Burroughs
Answer
The correct answer is D) William S. Burroughs.
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