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“The Collected Works of Billy the Kid, published in 1970, was written by the Sri Lankan-Canadian author Michael Ondaatje. In some ways it’s very difficult to classify this book because it draws on fragments of the past that the author collects in order to construct a story about—to help us understand the mind of—one of the most legendary outlaws of the American West. The kind of texts that Ondaatje includes are fragments from a dime novel, a play, illustrations from comic books, news clippings from the era, and historical photos. For me, it stands out as a landmark text because it was this really celebrated literary—even avant-garde—Western, if you can imagine that.” Read more...
Susan Kollin, Literary Scholar
