The stray bullet (Record no. 34466)
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| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | BD-SySUS |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20160404145035.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 130610s2013 mnu o 00 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781452940038 |
| International Standard Book Number | 1452940037 |
| Canceled/invalid ISBN | 9780816680627 (hardback) |
| Canceled/invalid ISBN | 9780816680634 (pb) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | MdBmJHUP |
| Transcribing agency | MdBmJHUP |
| 041 1# - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| Language code of original | spa |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PS3552.U75 |
| Item number | Z6813 2013 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 813/.54 |
| -- | B |
| Edition number | 23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | García-Robles, Jorge, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1956- |
| 240 10 - UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | Bala perdida. |
| Language of a work | English |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The stray bullet |
| Medium | [electronic resource] : |
| Remainder of title | William S. Burroughs in Mexico / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Jorge García-Robles ; translated by Daniel C. Schechter. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Minneapolis : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | University of Minnesota Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2013. |
| Place of manufacture | (Baltimore, Md. : |
| Manufacturer | Project MUSE, |
| Date of manufacture | 2015) |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource (pages cm) |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 505 8# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Machine generated contents note: -- Contents -- Preface to the U.S. Edition -- The Stray Bullet -- 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. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | " 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, where it received the Malcolm Lowry literary essay award, 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 Garc&iá-Robles makes clear, was the place in which Burroughs embarked on his "fatal vocation as a writer." Through meticulous research and interviews with those who knew Burroughs and his circle in Mexico City, García-Robles brilliantly portrays a time in Burroughs's life that has been overshadowed by the tragedy of Joan Vollmer's death. He re-creates 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. This compelling book also offers 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. "-- |
| Assigning source | Provided by publisher. |
| 588 ## - SOURCE OF DESCRIPTION NOTE | |
| Source of description note | Description based on print version record. |
| 600 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Burroughs, William S., |
| Dates associated with a name | 1914-1997 |
| General subdivision | Homes and haunts |
| Geographic subdivision | Mexico. |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General. |
| Source of heading or term | bisacsh |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gay Studies. |
| Source of heading or term | bisacsh |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary. |
| Source of heading or term | bisacsh |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Americans |
| Geographic subdivision | Mexico |
| Form subdivision | Biography. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Fugitives from justice |
| Geographic subdivision | Mexico |
| Form subdivision | Biography. |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Novelists, American |
| Chronological subdivision | 20th century |
| Form subdivision | Biography. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | Mexico |
| General subdivision | Intellectual life |
| Chronological subdivision | 20th century. |
| 655 #7 - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
| Source of term | local |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Schechter, Daniel C. |
| Relator term | translator. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | Project Muse. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Public note | Full text available: |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781452940038/">https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781452940038/</a> |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
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