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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewI liked Mexico City from the first day of my visit there. In 1949, it was a cheap place to live, with a large foreign colony, fabulous whorehouses and restaurants, cockfights and bullfights, and every conceivable diversion.—from William S. Burroughs, Queer
Table of ContentsContents
Preface to the U.S. Edition
The Stray BulletPart I. The Road to HellBlame It on BrahmsWelcome to Your DestinyJourney of No ReturnFrom Psychiatric Hospital to FarmThe Farm Has VisitorsRisky Business in New YorkLast Stop, New Orleans
Part II. The Gods Know How to Run This World¡Viva México! Nation of CopycatsArrival in TenochtitlánFrom Veteran to StudentThe Devil’s AdvocateMy Most Unforgettable CharacterThe Devil’s AdvocateA Writer’s BeginningsThe Usual SuspectsLola la ChataExcitable JoanOn the RoadThe ScorpionNot So Lovely and Beloved MexicoThe Tortured CatThe BountyDrowning in DrinkVarious IncidentsThe Elusive LoverThere Goes the NeighborhoodJungle JourneyUnder the VolcanoThe Stray BulletThe TrialThe Ugly SpiritMonday, Signature DayQueerMan of LettersThe Return of JackAn Overcoat Thief in MexicoThe DepartureThe Parting ShotA Contribution from Mexico to the World
A Note on Sources
