Home›Sources›The Naked Lunch by William Burroughs, 1959 (Indiana University Libraries Banned Books)SourcesThe Naked Lunch by William Burroughs, 1959 (Indiana University Libraries Banned Books)Library Exhibit PageCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextLiterature Atlas. "The Naked Lunch by William Burroughs, 1959 (Indiana University Libraries Banned Books)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-literature.interactiveatlas.org/sources/bannedbooks-indiana-naked-lunch.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextLiterature Atlas. (n.d.). The Naked Lunch by William Burroughs, 1959 (Indiana University Libraries Banned Books). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-literature.interactiveatlas.org/sources/bannedbooks-indiana-naked-lunchCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{literatureatlas-the-naked-lunch-by-william-burroughs-195, author = {Literature Atlas}, title = {The Naked Lunch by William Burroughs, 1959 (Indiana University Libraries Banned Books)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-literature.interactiveatlas.org/sources/bannedbooks-indiana-naked-lunch}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationVerifiedIndiana University Libraries' Banned Books exhibit entry on Naked Lunch, cited for its 1962 Grove Press first US edition date.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (6 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsPublisherWell-attestedIndiana University LibrariesURLWell-attestedhttps://bannedbooks.indiana.edu/items/show/7Source TypeWell-attestedreferenceReliability TierWell-attested2A university library's own online exhibit on banned books; institutionally credible for a basic publication-history fact like a first US edition date, though not a peer-reviewed article.SourcesThe Naked Lunch by William Burroughs, 1959 (Indiana University Libraries Banned Books)tier 2Indiana University LibrariesView the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (6 claims)This source backs 6 claims across the atlas. As facts: 5 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Articles, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested5SourcesThe Naked Lunch by William Burroughs, 1959 (Indiana University Libraries Banned Books)General References1ArticlesNaked Lunch on TrialComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year