The Place of Dead Roads - Couverture souple

Burroughs, William S.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0141189797 ISBN 13 : 9780141189796

Editeur : Penguin Classics, 2015

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This surreal fable, set in America's 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 society's controlling forces - the State, the Church, women, literature, drugs - with a style that is utterly unique in twentieth-century literature.

Biographie de l'auteur :

William S. Burroughs was born in 1914 in St Louis. 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.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Classics
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0141189797
• ISBN 13: 9780141189796
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320