Author: Burroughs, William, Jnr.
Title: Kentucky Ham
Description: Picador/Pan Books, London, 1973. First Edition, Softcover. Very Good Condition. 9780330242561 William S. Burroughs Jr. was the son of William S. Burroughs and Joan Vollmer. On September 6, 1951, Billy's father shot and killed his mother in a drunken game of 'William Tell' in Mexico City. In chapter three of his second novel, Kentucky Ham, Burroughs relates his memory of the day his mother was shot dead, as well as the subsequent reunion with his father after he was freed from a Mexico City prison. This is the first UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 194 pages. no Dust Jacket as published.. previous owner's name (crossed out) inside front cover. Black titles spine. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Fiction; Beat Generation; American Literature; Biography & Autobiography; United States; 1960s/70s; New Age & Alternative. ISBN: 0330242563. ISBN/EAN: 9780330242561. Inventory No: 4636.

Keywords: BZDB227 Fiction/Novel/New Age & Alternative/Counter Culture/Beat Generation/Beat Movement/American Literature/Autobiography/William Burroughs/Counterculture Fiction; Beat Generation; American Literature; Biography & Autobiography; United States; 1960s/70


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