Magazine Littéraire, Issue 404, December 2001

This contains a section called “Les écrivains rock” by Brice Matthieussent (translator and Director of editions Bourgois), pp. 18-65, with multiple Burroughs references.

The initial essay, “L’esprit Rock”, pp. 20-24, leads with a photomontage containing an image of William S. Burroughs, and mentions him at pages 20, 21-22, and 23.

Burroughs is also mentioned in Norman Spinrad’s essay “Science-fiction, drogue & rock and roll”, pp. 30-32, at page 31.

Burroughs is also mentioned at the side of page 35 in the essay “Littérature et techno” by Jean-Yves Leloup alongside a photograph of WSB by Harriet Crowder.

Burroughs is also mentioned in an article about John Lennon (“écrivain”) by François Ducray, pp. 37-38, at the end of the essay.

Burroughs is also mentioned in an article on Leonard Cohen (“une ‘petite musique’ crépusculaire) by Patrice Bollon, pp. 38-40, in the middle of page 39.

Burroughs is also mentioned in an article on Lester Bangs (“un phénoménal styliste”) by Bruno Fuffin, pp. 48-49, at page 49.

Burroughs is also mentioned in an interview with Greil Marcus (“une autre histoire de l’Amérique”) by Robert Louit, pp. 52-55, at page 53.

Burroughs’ Le Festin nu is mentioned at page 58 of Nick Tosches' essay “La lumière de l’été 65”, pp. 56-59.

Published in Paris, France by Magazine Littéraire in December 2001.

Bibliographic Information:

• Not in Shoaf
• Not in Schottlaender (v4, v5)
• Raven 20011200MLIT.0.404, b4

Selected Contents:

• book news
• book reviews
• film reviews
• Jean-Jacques Brochier: "J'étais partout" (review of Intelligence avec l'ennemi by Alice Kaplan)
• Jean-Baptiste Baronian: "Le charme de Larbaud" (on Lettres de Paris by Valery Larbaud)
• Nelly Kaplan: "Miss O'Gin est de retour" (on Stephen Kay's film Get Carter)
• Valérie Marin La Meslée:
• "Avec ou sans Nobel" (on television/radio)
• "Universel pour le meilleur" (essay)
• "L'aventure de l'underground" (review)
• Gilles Costaz: "Grands et gros livres" (on theatre)
• Alain Rey: "Assagir la douleur" (essay)
• Evelyne Bloch-Dano: "La petite maison de Beckett" (on Samuel Beckett's home)
• Brice Mattieussent: "L'esprit Rock" (essay)
• Fabio Gambaro: "Rock et littérature en Italie" (essay)
• Robert Louit: "Rickers Nippons" (essay)
• Patrice Bollon:
• "Un théâtre de la cruauté" (essay on Punk)
• "Leonard Cohen: une 'petite musique' crépusculaire" (essay)
• Philippe Lacoche:
• "Des romans français taillés dans le rock" (essay)
• "Ces critiques rock qui deviennent écrivains" (essay)
• Norman Spinrad: "Science-fiction, drogue & rock and roll" (essay)
• Michael Moorcock: drawing
• Jean-Bernard Pouy: "Rock and polar" (essay)
• Jean-Yves Leloup: "Littérature et techno" (essay)
• Harriet Crowder: photograph (uncredited)
• Michka Assayas:
• "Bob Dylan: l'aventure de Tarantula" (essay)
• "Nick Kent: maudit rock" (essay)
• François Ducray: "John Lennon: 'écrivain'" (essay)
• Jean-Yves Reuzeau: "Jim Morrison: le blues du chaman" (essay)
• Sylvie Martigny et Jean-Hubert Gailliot: "Patti Smith: la poésie absolue" (essay)
• Jean-Philippe Hanquel: "Nick Cave: le Sud imaginaire" (essay)
• Serge Loupien: "Kinky Friedman: le polar country" (essay)
• Robert Louit and Nik Cohn: "Nik Cohn: l'attitude rock" (interview)
• Bruno Juffin:
• "Lester Bangs: un phénoménal styliste" (essay)
• "Philippe Garnier: le rêve Américain réinventé" (essay)
• Cécile Guilbert: "Nick Tosches: la part du diable" (essay)
• Robert Louit and Greil Marcus: "Greil Marcus: une autre histoire de l'Amérique" (interview)
• Nick Tosches: "La lumière de l'été 65" (essay)
• Nicholas Vial: illustration
• Fabio Gambaro and Rosetta Loy: "Rosetta Loy: la tentation autobiographique" (interview)

Publishing Information:

• Director: Jean-Claude Fasquelle
• Editors-in-Chief: Jean-Jacques Brochier, Jean-Louis Hue
• General Secretary: Simone Arous
• Administration: Nicky Fasquelle
• Art Direction: Jacques Gaïotti
• Cover Design: Raymond Moretti
• et al