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The stray bullet : William S. Burroughs in Mexico /

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 -...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: García-Robles, Jorge, 1956- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Schechter, Daniel C. (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
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Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2013]
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