The Soft Machine The Restored Text
The Soft Machine The Restored Text by William S. Burroughs, published by Penguin in 2014, is a 272-page exploration of a surreal, space-age odyssey. This edition presents Burroughs’ work as part of his Cut-Up Trilogy, which also includes Nova Express and The Ticket That Exploded. The narrative invites readers into a complex textual landscape where traditional truths are dismantled, challenging the colonizing forces that shape human existence.
In this restored text, edited and introduced by Burroughs scholar Oliver Harris, readers will discover insights into the writing and rewriting processes that define The Soft Machine. The edition aims to clarify the historical context of Burroughs’ work, moving beyond myths surrounding his experimental techniques. This book engages with themes of fiction, satire, and literary criticism, making it a significant contribution to the understanding of Burroughs’ impact on literature and culture.
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A terrifying, surreal space-age odyssey, The Soft Machine initiated Burroughs’ Cut-Up Trilogy that includes Nova Express and The Ticket That Exploded. The book draws the reader into an unmappable textual space, where nothing is true and everything is permitted, to make a total assault on the colonising powers of planet earth that have turned us all into machines.
Edited and introduced by renowned Burroughs scholar Oliver Harris, this new edition clarifies for the first time the extraordinary history of The Soft Machine‘s writing and rewriting, demolishing the myths of Burroughs’ chance-based writing methods and demonstrating for a new generation the significance of his greatest experiment.
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