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‘Queer’: Read The Screenplay By Justin Kuritzkes That Turns William S. Burroughs’ Love Story Into One For All Of Us
Queer, the adaptation of William S. Burroughs' seminal novel, was adapted by Justin Kuritzkes, directed by Luca Guadagnino and stars Daniel Craig.
Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scripts behind awards season’s buzziest movies continues with Queer, the ambitious adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ never-completed novel. In real life, Burroughs began writing Queer in the early 1950s just after the infamous incident in which he accidentally shot and killed his second wife, Joan Vollmer, at a drunken party. He began the short novel while awaiting trial; he never was able to complete the novel but went on in quick succession to write Junkie and Naked Lunch, seminal works that cemented him alongside pals Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg as a Beat-era icon.
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