Exterminator!

Name: Exterminator!
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780141189840
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By William S. Burroughs

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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Exterminator! by William S. Burroughs is a unique collection of loosely connected short stories and essays. It weaves together dark satire, absurdity, and social commentary, exploring themes such as control, addiction, and societal decay. Burroughs plays with language and structure, inviting readers into a fragmented, provocative world that challenges conventional narratives.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy exploring unconventional narratives and experimental writing styles. It combines sharp social commentary with dark humour and surreal elements, offering a thought-provoking experience. Fans of edgy and avant-garde literature might find this work particularly engaging.

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A man, dispirited by ageing, endeavours to steal a younger man's face; a doctor yearns for a virus that might eliminate his discomfort by turning everyone else into doubles of himself; a Colonel lays out the precepts of the life of DE (Do Easy); conspirators posthumously succeed in blowing up a train full of nerve gas; a mandrill known as the Purple Better One runs for the presidency with brutal results; and the world drifts towards apocalypses of violence, climate and plague.

The hallucinatory landscape of William Burroughs' compellingly bizarre, fragmented novel is constantly shifting, something sinister always just beneath the surface.

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Exterminator!, by William S. Burroughs, is generally reviewed as a challenging but intriguing collection of short stories. Critics often note its experimental style, combining surrealism and dark humour, which can be both disorienting and thought-provoking. While some readers find Burroughs' unconventional narrative compelling, others may struggle with its fragmented nature. Overall, it is praised for pushing boundaries and providing a unique literary experience.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141189840

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 November 2008

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 135g

Pages: 176

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Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Modern Classics William S. Burroughs

About the Author

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.

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