Cities of the Red Night
1981 novel by William S. Burroughs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cities of the Red Night is a 1981 novel by American author William S. Burroughs. His first full-length novel since The Wild Boys (1971), it is part of his final trilogy of novels, known as The Red Night Trilogy, followed by The Place of Dead Roads (1983) and The Western Lands (1987). The plot involves a group of radical pirates who seek the freedom to live under the articles set out by Captain James Misson. In near present day, a parallel story follows a detective searching for a lost boy, abducted for use in a sexual ritual. The cities of the title mimic and parody real places, and Burroughs makes references to the United States, Mexico, and Morocco.
Author | William S. Burroughs |
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Cover artist | Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Triumph of Death, 1562 |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | The Red Night trilogy |
Publisher | Holt, Rinehart & Winston (US) Calder Publishing (UK) |
Publication date | 1981 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
ISBN | 0-312-27846-2 (US Paperback) |
OCLC | 46887518 |
Followed by | The Place of Dead Roads |