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“Queer,” a movie starring Daniel Craig as an expatriate American chasing his infatuations in Mexico City during the 1950s, was released late this year and is based on an autobiographical 1985 novella of the same name. Which member of the Beat Generation was the author of the book?
- A Allen Ginsberg
- B Carl Solomon
- C Gregory Corso
- D William S. Burroughs
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From the 2024 film review by Manohla Dargis:
When William Lee stalks through Mexico City in “Queer,” he often seems on high alert, though sometimes he’s just high. The louche protagonist in Luca Guadagnino’s soft-serve adaptation of the William S. Burroughs autobiographical novella, Lee is a smoker, drinker, heroin addict and epic storyteller. He’s a refugee from America who at times seems like a visitor from another dimension. Played with sensitivity and predatory heat by Daniel Craig, Lee has a feverish mind, eyes like searchlights and a mouth that’s quick to sneer. There are moments when he seems possessed, though it’s not often clear what’s taken hold of his soul.
