William S Burroughs, Oliver Harris (Editor)

Nova Express: The Restored Text (Penguin Modern Classics)

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ISBN 13:
9780141396064
author:
William S Burroughs, Oliver Harris (Editor)
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Penguin Classics
language:
English
Publication Year:
2014
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
12.9 x 1.8 x 19.8 cm
Genre:
Fiction, Contemporary Fiction,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 7 working days
£10.70

Description

William S. Burroughs' Nova Express is a scathing critique of modern society, presented in a unique and unflinching style that challenges readers to confront the darker aspects of human nature.

Edited and introduced by renowned scholar Oliver Harris, this new edition reveals the book's origins as a cut-up from an extraordinary wealth of typescripts, resulting in startling new forms of poetic possibility. A parody of bureaucracy and the frailty of the human animal, Nova Express is both hilarious and thought-provoking.

As part of Burroughs' 'cut-up' trilogy, Nova Express joins The Soft Machine and The Ticket That Exploded in a visionary demand that we take back control from those who seek to oppress us. This edition offers a fresh perspective on a work that continues to resonate with readers today.

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