Author: Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997.
Author: Harris, Oliver (Oliver C. G.)
Publication year: 2010
Format: Paperback
Edition: 25th anniversary ed. / edited with an introduction by Oliver Har
Publisher: London : Penguin,
Resource type: Physical
ISBN: 9780141189918 (pbk.) : 0141189916 (pbk.) :
Notes:
Previous ed.: New York: Viking; London: Viking Penguin, 1985.
This title is an enigma. It is both an unflinching autobiographical self-portrait and a coruscatingly political novel. Set in Mexico City during the early 50s, the book follows William Lee's hopeless pursuit of desire from bar to bar in the American expatriate scene.
Series title: Modern classics