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Junky by William S. Burroughs
14.99 AUD
Category: Popular Penguins | Series: Popular Penguins
Junk is not, like alcohol or a weed, a means to increased enjoyment of life. Junk is not a kick. It is a way of life. In his debut novel, Junky, Burroughs fictionalized his experiences using and peddling heroin and other drugs in the 1950s into a work that reads like a field report from the underworld o ...Show more
Place of Dead Roads by Burroughs William S
9.95 AUD
19.99 (50% off)
Category: Fiction | Series: WB
A 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 t ...Show more
Place of Dead Roads by William S. Burroughs
24.99 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
A good old-fashion shoot-out in the American West of the frontier days serves as the springboard for this hyperkinetic adventure in which gunslingers, led by Kim Carson, fight for galactic freedom. The Place of Dead Roads is the second novel in the trilogy with Cities of the Red Night and The Western La ...Show more
The Ticket That Exploded by William S. Burroughs
9.95 AUD
27.99 (64% off)
Category: Fiction | Series: WB
This is the second novel, alongside The Soft Machine and Nova Express, in William Burroughs' classic 'Cut-Up Trilogy'. A prophetic vision of a world in which technology has gone haywire, The Ticket That Exploded continues the adventures of Agent Lee in his mission to investigate and subvert the methods ...Show more
The Western Lands by William S. Burroughs
24.95 AUD
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics
A fascinating mix of autobiographical episodes and extraordinary Egyptian theology, Burroughs' final novel is poignant and melancholic. Blending war films and pornography, and referencing Kafka and Mailer, "The Western Lands" confirms his status as one of America's greatest writers. The final novel of t ...Show more
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