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García-Robles, Jorge, 1956-
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Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997 -- Homes and haunts -- Mexico.
Fugitives from justice -- Mexico -- Biography.
Beat generation -- Biography.
Americans -- Mexico -- Biography.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Mexico -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
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García-Robles, Jorge, 1956-
Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997 -- Homes and haunts -- Mexico.
Fugitives from justice -- Mexico -- Biography.
Beat generation -- Biography.
Americans -- Mexico -- Biography.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Mexico -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
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The
stray
bullet
:
William
S
.
Burroughs
in
Mexico
/ Jorge García-Robles ; translated by Daniel C. Schechter.
by
García-Robles, Jorge, 1956-
University of Minnesota Press, c2013.
Call #:
813.54 B972g
Subjects
Burroughs
,
William
S
., 1914-1997 -- Homes and haunts --
Mexico
.
Fugitives from justice --
Mexico
-- Biography.
Beat generation -- Biography.
Americans --
Mexico
-- Biography.
Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Mexico
-- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
ISBN:
9780816680634 (pbk.)
0816680639 (pbk.)
9780816680627 (hc.)
0816680620 (hc.)
Uniform title:
Bala perdida. English English
Alternate title:
William
S
.
Burroughs
in
Mexico
Description:
xv, 156 p. ; 21 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Part I. The Road to Hell -- Blame It on Brahms -- Welcome to Your Destiny -- Journey of No Return -- From Psychiatric Hospital to Farm -- The Farm Has Visitors -- Risky Business in New York -- Last Stop, New Orleans -- Part II. The Gods Know How to Run This World -- Viva
Mexico
! -- Nation of Copycats -- Arrival in Tenochtitlan -- From Veteran to Student -- The Devil'
s
Advocate -- My Most Unforgettable Character -- The Devil'
s
Advocate -- A Writer'
s
Beginnings -- The Usual Suspects -- Lola la Chata -- Excitable Joan -- On the Road -- The Scorpion -- Not So Lovely and Beloved
Mexico
-- The Tortured Cat -- The Bounty -- Drowning in Drink -- Various Incidents -- The Elusive Lover -- There Goes the Neighborhood -- Jungle Journey -- Under the Volcano -- The
Stray
Bullet
-- The Trial -- The Ugly Spirit -- Monday, Signature Day -- Queer -- Man of Letters -- The Return of Jack -- An Overcoat Thief in
Mexico
-- The Departure -- The Parting Shot -- A Contribution from
Mexico
to the World -- A Note on Sources.
Summary:
"
William
Burroughs
arrived in
Mexico
City in 1949, having slipped out of New Orleans while awaiting trial on drug and weapons charges that would almost certainly have resulted in a lengthy prison sentence. Still uncertain about being a writer, he had left behind a series of failed business ventures--including a scheme to grow marijuana in Texas and sell it in New York--and an already long history of drug use and arrests. He would remain in
Mexico
for three years, a period that culminated in the defining incident of his life:
Burroughs
shot his common-law wife, Joan Vollmer, while playing
William
Tell with a loaded pistol. (He would be tried and convicted of murder in absentia after fleeing
Mexico
.) First published in 1995 in
Mexico
, The
Stray
Bullet
is an imaginative and riveting account of
Burroughs
's formative experiences in
Mexico
, his fascination with
Mexico
City'
s
demimonde, his acquaintances and friendships there, and his contradictory attitudes toward the country and its culture.
Mexico
, Jorge García-Robles makes clear, was the place in which
Burroughs
embarked on his "fatal vocation as a writer." A time in
Burroughs
's life that has been overshadowed by the tragedy of Joan Vollmer'
s
death. The bohemian Roma neighborhood where
Burroughs
resided with Joan and their children, the streets of postwar
Mexico
City that
Burroughs
explored, and such infamous figures as Lola la Chata, queen of the city'
s
drug trade. The book includes a contribution by
Burroughs
himself--an evocative sketch of his shady Mexican attorney, Barnabe Jurado--as well as previously unpublished letters written by
Burroughs
from
Mexico
"--From publisher.
Other authors:
Schechter, Daniel C.
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