The William Tell Act(NaN)
It's not the words they're paying for... it's the performance.
Joan Vollmer was supposed to be a writer. Instead, she’s found herself playing house with a heroin addict in Mexico City. As she sets the table for the men who will go on to become the Beat Generation, the line between performance and reality starts to blur.
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Joan Vollmer was supposed to be a writer. Instead, she’s found herself playing house with a heroin addict in Mexico City. As she sets the table for the men who will go on to become the Beat Generation, the line between performance and reality starts to blur.
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