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The soft machine. : The restored text

Title
The soft machine. : The restored text / William S. Burroughs ; edited and with an introduction by Oliver Harris.
Author
Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997.
Publication
New York : Grove Press, 2014.

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TextPermit needed Berg Coll Burroughs S645 2014Schwarzman Building - Berg Collection Room 320

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Additional Authors
Harris, Oliver (Oliver C. G.)
Description
liii, 272 pages : illustrations; 21 cm
Summary
"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.
Subject
  • Gay men > Fiction
  • Homosexuals masculine > Roman
  • Drug abuse > Fiction
Genre/Form
  • Science fiction.
  • Black humor.
Note
  • First published in 1961.
  • "Third revised edition published by Grove Press in 2014" --Verso of title page.
  • "A book of the cut-up trilogy"--Spine.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. l-liii).
Access (note)
  • Berg Collection copy restricted access ;
Contents
Dead on arrival -- Who am I to be critical? -- Public agent -- Trak trak trak -- Early answer -- Case of the celluloid Kali -- The Mayan caper -- I Sekuin -- Pretend an interest -- Last hints -- Where the awning flaps -- 1920 movies -- Where you belong -- Uranian Willy -- Gongs of violence --Male image in black -- Dead fingers talk -- Cross the wounded galaxies.
Call Number
JFD 14-580
ISBN
  • 9780802122117 (pbk.)
  • 0802122116 (pbk.)
OCLC
878079335
Author
Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997.
Title
The soft machine. : The restored text / William S. Burroughs ; edited and with an introduction by Oliver Harris.
Imprint
New York : Grove Press, 2014.
Edition
Third revised edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. l-liii).
Access
Berg Collection copy restricted access ; request permission in holding division.
Local Note
Berg Collection copy with dedication inscription from Oliver Harris to Issac Gewirtz, curator.
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Added Author
Harris, Oliver (Oliver C. G.)
Harris, Oliver (Oliver C. G.) Contributor
Harris, Oliver (Oliver C. G.) Inscriber
Research Call Number
JFD 14-580
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