The Third Mind
 1982 paperback edition by Seaver Books |
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| Author | William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Beat, essay, short fiction |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
| Publication date | 1977 (French edition); 1978 (English edition) |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-394-17984-6 (1982 edition) |
The Third Mind is a book by Beat Generation novelist William S. Burroughs and artist/poet/novelist Brion Gysin. First published in a French-language edition in 1977, it was first published in English in 1978.
The Third Mind is a combination literary essay and writing collection showcasing a form of writing popularized by Burroughs and Gysin in the 1960s called "cut-ups". Cut-ups involves taking (usually) unrelated texts, literally cutting the pages up, and then combining and rearranging the pieces to form new narratives and often-surreal images. This form of writing can also be adapted for filmmaking, as demonstrated by Burroughs and director Antony Balch in their early 1960s short film, The Cut-Ups.
The book contains numerous short fiction pieces demonstrating or related to the cut up method. Also included is poetry by Gysin and an interview with Burroughs. Some chapters had previously been published in various literary journals between 1960 and 1973.
| Works by William S. Burroughs | |
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| Novels and Novellas: | And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks (unpublished) • Junkie • Queer • Naked Lunch • The Soft Machine • The Ticket That Exploded • Dead Fingers Talk • Nova Express • The Last Words of Dutch Schultz • The Wild Boys • Port of Saints • Blade Runner (a movie) • Cities of the Red Night • Ghost of Chance • The Place of Dead Roads • The Western Lands • My Education: A Book of Dreams • The Cat Inside |
| Short story collections: | Interzone • Exterminator! • Ali's Smile/Naked Scientology • Tornado Alley • The Burroughs File • The Third Mind |
| Essay collections: | The Electronic Revolution • The Third Mind • Ali's Smile/Naked Scientology• The Adding Machine: Collected Essays |
| Non-fiction: | The Yage Letters • The Job • Letters to Allen Ginsberg • The Burroughs File • Last Words: The Final Journals of William S. Burroughs |
| Recording: | Dead City Radio |
| Films: | The Junky's Christmas • Ah Pook is Here • Naked Lunch |
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