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This was Burroughs' second novel, written in the early 1950s although not published until much later in his life because he raided chunks of it to add to his first book, Junky, which the publishers said wasn't long enough. I enjoyed it a lot more than the only other book of his I've read so far, The Wild Boys, which I am happy about because there are two more of his on the 1001 list and I'm looking forward to them a bit more now.
This one is in the realist school, set among the American expat co ...more
This one is in the realist school, set among the American expat co ...more

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