The Soft Machine. William S. Burroughs
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THE SOFT MACHINE
Other Works by William S. Burroughs Published by Grove Press
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Naked Lunch: The Restored Text
The Ticket That Exploded: The Restored Text
Nova Express: The Restored Text
The Adding Machine: Selected Essays
The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead
Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader
Last Words: The Final Journals of William Burroughs
THE SOFT
MACHINE
The Restored Text
William S. Burroughs
Edited and with an Introduction by
Oliver Harris
Grove Press
New York
Copyright © 1961, 1966 by William S. Burroughs
Copyright © 2014 by the Estate of William S. Burroughs
Introduction copyright © 2014 Oliver Harris
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Third revised edition published by Grove Press in 2014.
Published simultaneously in Canada
Printed in the United States of America
ISBN: 978-0-8021-2211-7
eISBN: 978-0-8021-9721-4
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Contents
Appendices
1 From The Soft Machine (1961)
2 “Operation Soft Machine/Cut” (1961)
3 From The Soft Machine (1968)
4 Appendix to The Soft Machine (1968)
Acknowledgments
It is a privilege to edit works by William Burroughs, and a pleasure to thank James Grauerholz for making it possible and for all the support he has given. It is also a pleasure to thank the following for their expert help: Jed Birmingham for assistance with little magazines; Nicole Dittrich