Overview
The novella began as a story treatment for a proposed film adaptation of Alan E. Nourse''s novel The Bladerunner. A later edition published in the 1980s changed the formatting of the title to Blade Runner, a movie. Burroughs'' treatment is set in the early 21st century and involves mutated viruses and ''a medical-care apocalypse''. The term ''blade runner'' referred to a smuggler of medical supplies, e.g. scalpels.
- | Author: William S. Burroughs
- | Publisher: Tangerine Press
- | Publication Date: May 26, 2022
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9781910691908
- | ISBN-10: 1910691909
