The Ticket That Exploded

The Ticket That Exploded is a novel by William S. Burroughs published in 1962. It is the second installment in a trilogy of books created using the cut-up technique. The novel follows The Soft Machine and precedes Nova Express in an anarchic tale concerning mind control by psychic, electronic, sexual, pharmaceutical, subliminal, and other means. Passages from the previous book and even from this book show up in rearranged form and are often repeated. This work is significant for fans of Burroughs in that it describes his idea of language as a virus and his philosophy of the cut-up technique. Also, it features the cut-up technique being used by characters within the story. The Ticket That Exploded also lays the groundwork for Burroughs' ideas of social revolution through technology, which he would later detail in his essay The Electronic Revolution.

Related Topics:
William S. Burroughs - 1962 - Cut-up technique - The Soft Machine - Nova Express - Mind control - Psychic - Electronic - Sexual - Pharmaceutical - Subliminal - The Electronic Revolution

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