“The plotless beauty of his writing, and its fearless look at the emptiness of his own life, put ‘the Scottish Beat’ on a par with Kafka and Camus.”
—Tony O’Neill on “The junky genius of Alexander Trocchi (1925–1984)”, born 100 years ago #OTD, 30 July – a 🎂 🧵
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https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2007/aug/23/thejunkygeniusofalexander