The Soft Machine : The Restored Text

William S Burroughs

ISBN 10: 0802122116 / ISBN 13: 9780802122117

Editore: Grove Atlantic Mai 2014, 2014

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Neuware - 'The Soft Machine is Burroughs' original cut-up novel, first in an experimental trilogy that includes Nova Express and The Ticket That Exploded. A surreal space-age odyssey and a total assault on the powers that turn humans into machines, the book draws the reader into an unmappable textual space where nothing is true and everyting is permitted'--Back cover.

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• Titolo: The Soft Machine : The Restored Text
• Editore: Grove Atlantic Mai 2014
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0802122116
• ISBN 13: 9780802122117
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 208 L x 136 A x 25 P (millimetri) 208 millimetri di larghezza per 136 millimetri di altezza per 25 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 298 grammi

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A total assault on the powers that turn humans into machines by writing and fixing our life scripts, Burroughs original cut-up book was itself rewritten in three different forms. This new edition ofThe Soft Machine clarifies for the first time the extraordinary history of its writing and rewriting, demolishes the myths of his chance-based writing methods, and demonstrates for a new generation the significance of Burroughs greatest experiment. Edited from the original manuscripts by renowned Burroughs scholar Oliver Harris, this revised edition incorporates an introduction and appendices of never before seen materials.

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William S. Burroughs (1914-1997) was the author of numerous novels, including Junky, Queer Naked Lunch, Nova Express, The Ticket That Exploded, The Soft Machine, and The Wild Boys. He is considered one of the twentieth century's most radical, innovative, and influential writers, and a founding member of the Beat Generation.