Nova Express - Softcover

William S. Burroughs

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0394171039 ISBN 13: 9780394171036

Publisher: Grove Press, 1992

Synopsis

Nova Express takes William S. Burroughsâ s nightmarish future one step beyond The Soft Machine. The diabolical Nova criminals have gained control and plan on wreaking untold destruction. Itâ s up to Inspector Lee of the Nova Police to attack and dismantle the word-and-imagery machine of these “control addictsâ before itâ s too late.

About this title

About the Author

William S. Burroughs (1914-1997) was the author of numerous novels, including "Junky," "Queer""Naked Lunch," "Nova Express," "The Ticket That Exploded," "The Soft Machine," and "The Wild Boys." He is considered one of the twentieth century's most radical, innovative, and influential writers, and a founding member of the Beat Generation.

Review

A sermon blast of language. . . . Burroughs is the Martin Luther of hipsterism, welding his decree on the silicon doors of the solar system.” Newsweek

Hypnotic . . . outrageous. [Burroughs] can think of the wildest parodies of erotic exuberance and invent the weirdest places for demonstrating them.” Harper’s

Burroughs is first and foremost a poet. His attunement to contemporary language is probably unequalled in American writing. Anyone with a feeling for English phrase at its most balanced, concise, and arresting, cannot fail to see this excellence.” Terry Southern

Burroughs writes with a beauty and efficiency unmatched by any living writer.” Chicago Sun-Times

Macabre, funny, reverberant, grotesque.” The New York Review of Books

Edition details

• Publisher: Grove Press
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394171039
• ISBN 13: 9780394171036
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 156