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Dystopian exploration intertwining anarchy, piracy, and disease.
"Cities of the Red Night" is not just a book; it's a surreal journey that challenges conventional storytelling. Burroughs uses a blend of historical fiction, science fiction, and his own unique style to create a narrative that defies easy categorization. If you're open to a non-linear, mind-bending experience that delves into themes of freedom and control, this book might just reshape the way you think about literature.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780805039559
Authors:
William S. Burroughs
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company / Owl Books
Date of Publication: 1995-01-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.75
(rated by 5387 readers)
Description
While young men wage war against an evil empire of zealous mutants, the population of this modern inferno is afflicted with the epidemic of a radioactive virus. An opium-infused apocalyptic vision from the legendary author of Naked Lunch; the first of the trilogy with The Place of the Dead Roads and his final novel The Western Lands.
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Dystopian exploration intertwining anarchy, piracy, and disease.
"Cities of the Red Night" is not just a book; it's a surreal journey that challenges conventional storytelling. Burroughs uses a blend of historical fiction, science fiction, and his own unique style to create a narrative that defies easy categorization. If you're open to a non-linear, mind-bending experience that delves into themes of freedom and control, this book might just reshape the way you think about literature.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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