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020			_a9781452940038
020			_a1452940037
020			_z9780816680627 (hardback)
020			_z9780816680634 (pb)
040			_aMdBmJHUP _cMdBmJHUP
041	1		_aeng _hspa
050	0	0	_aPS3552.U75 _bZ6813 2013
082	0	0	_a813/.54 _aB _223
100	1		_aGarcía-Robles, Jorge, _d1956-
240	1	0	_aBala perdida. _lEnglish
245	1	4	_aThe stray bullet _h[electronic resource] : _bWilliam S. Burroughs in Mexico / _cJorge García-Robles ; translated by Daniel C. Schechter.
260			_aMinneapolis : _bUniversity of Minnesota Press, _c2013. _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
300			_a1 online resource (pages cm)
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	8		_aMachine 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			_a" 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. "-- _cProvided by publisher.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
600	1	0	_aBurroughs, William S., _d1914-1997 _xHomes and haunts _zMexico.
650		7	_aLITERARY CRITICISM / American / General. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Gay Studies. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary. _2bisacsh
650		0	_aAmericans _zMexico _vBiography.
650		0	_aFugitives from justice _zMexico _vBiography.
650		0	_aNovelists, American _y20th century _vBiography.
651		0	_aMexico _xIntellectual life _y20th century.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
700	1		_aSchechter, Daniel C. _etranslator.
710	2		_aProject Muse.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9781452940038/
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c34466 _d34466