William S. Burroughs, Oliver Harris, Daniel Ortiz Peñate · 1979 · Novel
Setting: 1999
"In this futuristic screenplay vision of a strife-and-disease-plagued America in 1999, Burroughs finds the cure for a decaying civilization in the medicine practiced by underground physicians and surgeons. These heroic healers, in turn, are aided by 'blade runners, ' teenagers who smuggle banned surgical instruments past the watchful eyes of fascistic police. The novel-cum-screenplay follows one of these runners during the course of a race riot and the transfer of instruments between embattled doctors. Above the drama in the streets of New York is a world 'taken over by hang-glider and autogyro gangs, mountaineers and steeplejacks.
Source: OpenLibrary
Tags: Fiction, generalScience fictionBeat generationDramaAmerican literature
isfdb_id: 1084357
openlibrary_id: OL483535W
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