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The Place of Dead Roads
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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The Place of Dead Roads
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.
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.
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Sci-fi meets the Old West in this obscene and hilarious novel from Naked Lunch author and Beat icon William S. Burroughs.
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.
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The Place of Dead Roads by William S. Burroughs is often described by reviewers as a complex and surreal narrative that challenges conventional storytelling. The novel is noted for its exploration of themes involving the American West, power dynamics, and the nature of reality, all filtered through Burroughs' distinctive, fragmented style. Critics appreciate its avant-garde approach and the provocative ideas it raises, although some readers find the non-linear structure challenging. Overall, it attracts readers who enjoy experimental fiction with philosophical undertones.
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ISBN: 9780141189796
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 29 January 2015
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 237g
Pages: 320
About the Author
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.
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