 First edition | |
| Author | William S. Burroughs |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Roy Kuhlman |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Nova Trilogy |
| Genre | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Grove Press |
Publication date | November 9, 1964[1] |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| LC Class | 64-10597 |
Nova Express is a 1964 novel by American author William S. Burroughs. It was written using the 'fold-in' method, a version of the cut-up method, developed by Burroughs with Brion Gysin, of enfolding snippets of different texts into the novel. It is part of The Nova Trilogy, or "Cut-Up Trilogy', together with The Soft Machine and The Ticket That Exploded. Burroughs considered the trilogy a "sequel" or "mathematical" continuation of Naked Lunch.
Nova Express was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1965. It is listed in David Pringle's 1985 book Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels.
In 2014, Grove Press published a "Restored Text" edition, edited by Oliver Harris, which included a number of corrections and added an introduction and extensive notes. The introduction argued for the care with which Burroughs used his methods and established the text's complex manuscript histories.
- ^ Elliott, George P. (November 8, 1964). "Speaking of Books: Nihilism". The New York Times: BR2.
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