Before he was gunned down in the Palace Chop House in Newark, New Jersey, in October 1935, Arthur Flegenheimer, alias Dutch Schultz, was generally considered New York's number one racketeer. Taken to a hospital following the gangland shooting, he survived for two days. His room was guarded around the clock and a police stenographer was stationed at his bedside in the hope of learning who his assailant or assailants were. Instead, what was recorded were Dutch's fevered fantasies, stemming from his childhood and youth, as well as his recent past. Taking these "last words" as his starting point, Burroughs has created his own fantasy of Dutch Schultz, casting his fiction in the form of a film script. --- from book's back cover
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This is the script for a very cool movie, that (to the best of my knowledge) does not exist. I enjoyed it although this is not a novel-it is just a movie script. I never have read a complete film script before, and was pleased with how straightforward this was. The text is very detailed, with action and sound separated into two columns on each page. Pictures of the characters are included as well, with a identification key appearing in the end. The story is captivating: a real mob boss is dying, and a police stenographer records what he has to say. Burroughs expatiates upon this actual account with a more or less linear fictional interpretation of Dutch's rise to power during the Prohibition. This would be a better movie- just not quite as cutting edge anymore, unless room for additional experimentation is allowed. Overall a very light and simple read, I finished this in two short sittings. If you are a fan of Burroughs I strongly encourage you to read this, it is much more approachable than some of his novels.
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