The Adding Machine: Selected Essays
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Published by New York, New York, U.S.A. : Seaver Books, 1986, First Edition,, 1986
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Octavo, hardcove, VG in lightly fading light blue pictorial dj. Previous labels removed. Burroughs, in these essays, writes about himself, his interests, his influences, his friends and foes, and offers candid not always flattering assessments of Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Joseph Conrad, Graham Greene, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Samuel Beckett, and Marcel Proust. He also comments on science and the often dubious paths into which it seems intent on leading us, whether into outer or inner space. His comments on genetics and mind control are as prescient as they are probing. He reviews his reviewers, explains his famous "cut-up" method, discusses the role coincidence has played in his life and work. As satirist and parodist, he has no peer, as these varied works, written over three decades, amply reveal. 205 pp.
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- Title
- The Adding Machine: Selected Essays
- Author
- Burroughs, William S
- Publisher
- New York, New York, U.S.A. : Seaver Books, 1986, First Edition,
- Publication year
- 1986
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Unknown
- Book Type
- Book
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0805000003
- ISBN 13
- 9780805000009
Book by William S. Burroughs
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This collection, containing both fiction and nonfiction, is representative of Burroughs's work. The style and tone are vintage Burroughs; the themes of addiction, mind control, and homosexuality central to the novels are explored here more succinctly. The most original material consists of comments on writing and writers: perceptive remarks on Hemingway and Fitzgerald, an interesting comparison of Proust and Beckett, and an acknowledgment of Conrad's influence on a portion of Naked Lunch. Although occasionally marred by repetition, these pieces provide useful insight into the writer's philosophical and artistic concerns. Recommended for serious collections in contemporary literature. William Gargan, Brooklyn Coll. Lib., CUNY
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