“Burroughs: The Tangier Letters” Brought to Life

Here are two photos from the November 3 performance of “Burroughs: The Tangier Letters” at the Espace Beckett. Performers Anne-James Chaton and Carolyn McDaniel gave readings in French and English of correspondence between William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg. The letters ranged from ribald to hallucinogenic, mundane to shocking, and both performers movingly conveyed the wry genius of one of the 20th century’s most complex and controversial authors.

Thanks again to Alexandre Pajon and his team at the Institut Français de Tanger and to Emmanuel Ponsart of the centre de poésie international Marseille (cipM) for inviting TALIM to collaborate in this event.