Bibliograph

The soft machine, the restored text, William S. Burroughs ; edited and with an introduction by Oliver Harris

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The soft machine, the restored text, William S. Burroughs ; edited and with an introduction by Oliver Harris

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The soft machine

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Responsibility statement

William S. Burroughs ; edited and with an introduction by Oliver Harris

Series statement

The cut-up trilogy ; re-cut, 1Penguin modern classics

Sub title

the restored text

Summary

In this surreal, savage sequel to 'Naked Lunch', Burroughs' famous cut-up technique, the slicing and random folding in of words, was fully developed, transforming the narrative into a new form of prose poetry., With a dangerous blend of chemistry and magic, secret agent Lee has the ability to change bodies - his own, or with anyone he chooses. Also able to time travel, he finds himself forced to use his skills to defeat a team of priests, who are using mind control to produce their own private slave race. Dead soldiers, African street urchins, evil doctors, corrupt judges and monsters from the mythology of history and science all feature in Lee's terrifying adventure. A surreal space odyssey, The Soft Machine is the first book in Burrough's innovative 'cut-up' trilogy - followed by Nova Express and The Ticket That Exploded - and a ferocious assault on hype, poverty, war and addiction in all its forms

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