The Nova Trilogy, The Nova Epic or The Cut-up Trilogy is a name commonly given by critics to a series of three experimental prose novels by William S. Burroughs. These novels, like Naked Lunch, derive from The Word Hoard, a number of manuscripts Burroughs wrote in Tangier, Paris and London between 1953 and 1958.
Commenting on the trilogy in an interview, Burroughs said, "I am attempting to create a new mythology for the space age." [1]
All three novels use the cut-up and fold-in technique that Burroughs invented in cooperation with artist Brion Gysin.
The novels in this trilogy are:
- The Soft Machine (1961)
- Nova Express (1964)
- The Ticket That Exploded (1962)
Notes
- ^ Google Books excerpt "Conversations with William S. Burroughs". Allen Hibbard. University Press of Mississippi. 2000.
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