Dead Fingers Talk

<p>First published in 1963 and representing Burroughs's literary breakthrough in the UK, <i>Dead Fingers</i> <i>Talk</i> is, in the words of Burroughs scholar Oliver Harris, "a prophetic work of h ...

<p>First published in 1963 and representing Burroughs's literary breakthrough in the UK, <i>Dead Fingers</i> <i>Talk</i> is, in the words of Burroughs scholar Oliver Harris, "a prophetic work of haunting power", and is perhaps the most commercial and accessible of his works. Combining new material with selections from <i>Naked Lunch</i> and his cut-up novels <i>The Soft Machine</i> and <i>The Ticket That Exploded</i>, the book is also a fascinating precursor to remix and mash-up forms in art and music, which owe much to Burroughs's influence.
This newly edited edition of <i>Dead Fingers Talk</i>, based on the restored text of the novel, will delight all Burroughs fans and lovers of experimental literature, and offer a new insight into the artistic process of one of the most original and influential writers of the twentieth century.</p>