The Red Night Trilogy #2: The Place of Dead Roads
By William BurroughsA controversial reworking of well-trodden American myth by the author of 'Naked Lunch'. 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, who, with a succession of beautiful sidekicks, sets out to challenge the morality of small-town America. 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.
Book details
- Paperback
- 272 pages
- English
- 0007341938
- 9780007341931
About William Burroughs
william seward burroughs ii, (also known by his pen name william lee; february 5, 1914 – august 2, 1997) was an american novelist, short story writer Read More about William Burroughs
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