The Place of Dead Roads by William S. Burroughs (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Place of Dead Roads by William S. Burroughs A surreal fable that features a cast of notorious characters: The Crying Gun, who breaks into tears at the sight of his opponent; The Priest, who goes into gunfights giving his adversaries the last rites; and The Nihilistic Kid, Kim Carson, who sets out to challenge the morality of small-town America and fight for intergalactic freedom. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Sci-fi meets the Old West in this obscene and hilarious novel from Naked Lunch author and Beat icon William S. BurroughsThis surreal fable, set in Americas Old West, features a cast of notorious characters- The Crying Gun, who breaks into tears at the sight of his opponent; The Priest, who goes into gunfights giving his adversaries the last rites; and The Nihilistic Kid himself, Kim Carson, a homosexual gunslinger who, with a succession of beautiful sidekicks, sets out to challenge the morality of small-town America and fight for intergalactic freedom.Fantastical and humorous, The Place of Dead Roads continues William Burroughs exploration of societys controlling forces - the State, the Church, women, literature, drugs - with a style that is utterly unique in twentieth-century literature. Author Biography William S. Burroughs was born on February 5, 1914 in St Louis. In work and in life Burroughs expressed a lifelong subversion of the morality, politics and economics of modern America. To escape those conditions, and in particular his treatment as a homosexual and a drug-user, Burroughs left his homeland in 1950, and soon after began writing. By the time of his death he was widely recognised as one of the most politically trenchant, culturally influential, and innovative artists of the twentieth century. His numerous books include Naked Lunch, Junky, Queer, Nova Express, Interzone, The Wild Boys, The Ticket That Exploded and The Soft Machine. After living in Mexico City, Tangier, Paris, and London, Burroughs finally returned to America in 1974. He died in 1997. Promotional A wildly comic and grotesque satire that moves across time and space through an ever-shifting world of clones and cowboys, The Place of Dead Roads is the second book in William Burroughs trilogy that begins with Cities of the Red Night and concludes withThe Western Lands. Promotional "Headline" Sci-fi meets the Old West in this obscene and hilarious novel from Naked Lunch author and Beat icon William S. Burroughs Details ISBN0141189797 Year 2015 ISBN-10 0141189797 ISBN-13 9780141189796 Media Book Pages 320 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.54 Series Penguin Modern Classics Format Paperback Imprint Penguin Classics Language English UK Release Date 2015-01-29 Author William S. Burroughs Publication Date 2015-01-29 Alternative 9780141976068 Audience General NZ Release Date 2015-03-24 AU Release Date 2015-03-24 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:87464276;

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