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William S. Burroughs cutting up the century / edited by Joan Hawkins and Alex Wermer-Colan ; contrib...

William S. Burroughs cutting up the century / edited by...

William S. Burroughs cutting up the century / edited by Joan Hawkins and Alex Wermer-Colan ; contrib...

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William S. Burroughs cutting up the century / edited by Joan Hawkins and Alex Wermer-Colan ; contributing editors: Charles Cannon, Tony Brewer, and Landon Palmer.

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Full title

William S. Burroughs cutting up the century / edited by Joan Hawkins and Alex Wermer-Colan ; contributing editors: Charles Cannon, Tony Brewer, and Landon Palmer.

Publisher

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2019]

Call Numbers

G 2020/1830

Record Identifier

74VKaDk7Odyg

MMS ID

991024299912202626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

xxii, 434 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Content type

text

Media type

unmediated

Carrier type

volume

Contents

Introduction: Cutting Up the Century / Alex Wermer-Colan and Joan Hawkins -- 1. Cutting Up the Century / Oliver Harris -- SECTION I: ICON/VIRAL -- 2. Burroughs and Biography: An Interview with Barry Miles / Oliver Harris -- 3. The Nova Convention: Celebrating the Burroughs of Downtown New York / Kri...

Publication information

Publisher

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2019]

Place of Publication

Indiana

Date Published

[2019]

More information

Scope and Contents

Summary

William S. Burroughs Cutting Up the Century is the definitive book on Burroughs' overarching cut-up project and its relevance to the American twentieth century. Burroughs's Nova Trilogy (The Soft Machine, Nova Express, and The Ticket That Exploded) remains the best-known of his textual cut-up creations, but he committed more than a decade of his li...

Alternative Titles

Full title

William S. Burroughs cutting up the century / edited by Joan Hawkins and Alex Wermer-Colan ; contributing editors: Charles Cannon, Tony Brewer, and Landon Palmer.

Authors, Artists and Contributors
Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

G 2020/1830

Record Identifier

74VKaDk7Odyg

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaDk7Odyg

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ISBN

0253041333 paperback ; alkaline paper

9780253041326 hardcover ; alkaline paper

0253041325 hardcover ; alkaline paper

9780253041333 paperback ; alkaline paper

DDC

813.54

MMS ID

991024299912202626

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