The Ticket That Exploded (Burroughs, William S.)

by William S. Burroughs

Paperback, 1994

Status

Available

Call number

813.54

Publication

Grove Press (1994), Edition: Later printing, Paperback, 217 pages

Description

Fiction. Literature. In The Ticket That Exploded, William S. Burroughs�??s grand �??cut-up�?� trilogy that starts with The Soft Machine and continues through Nova Express reaches its climax as inspector Lee and the Nova Police engage the Nova Mob in a decisive battle for the planet. Only Burroughs could make such a nightmare vision of scientists and combat troops, of ad men and con men whose deceitful language has spread like an incurable disease be at once so frightening and so ent

User reviews

LibraryThing member JWarren42
Just amazing--a glimpse inside the manifesto of The Rewrite Department with practical demonstrations throughout. The last 30 pages are mindblowingly good. A bit less sparkling in wit and black humor than The Soft Machine, but still a master class in postmodernity.

Language

Original publication date

1962

Physical description

217 p.; 8.25 inches

ISBN

0802151507 / 9780802151506
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