About “The Ticket That Exploded”
The Ticket That Exploded is a 1962 novel by William S. Burroughs, published by Olympia Press and later by Grove Press in 1967. It is part of The Nova Trilogy, along with The Soft Machine and Nova Express, and was created using the cut-up technique, with this book using a variant called 'the fold-in' method. The novel explores themes of mind control through various means, including psychic, electronic, and pharmaceutical methods. It includes rearranged passages from the other books and repeats certain sections. The work highlights Burroughs' concept of language as a virus and his philosophy of the cut-up technique. It also features characters using the cut-up method within the story. The novel sets the foundation for Burroughs' ideas about social revolution through technology, which he expanded on in The Electronic Revolution. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- First published
- 1962
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