The Nova Trilogy

The Nova Trilogy or The Cut-up Trilogy is a name commonly given by critics to a series of three experimental novels by <a href="/c/books/credit/54063/william-s-burroughs/">William S. Burroughs</a>. All three novels use the cut-up technique that Burroughs invented in cooperation with painter and poet Brion Gysin and computer programmer Ian Sommerville. • <a href="/c/books/book/399342/the-soft-machine/">The Soft Machine</a> (1961, revised 1966 and 1968) • <a href="/c/books/book/399338/the-ticket-that-exploded/">The Ticket That Exploded</a> (1962, revised 1967) • <a href="/c/books/book/399336/nova-express/">Nova Express</a> (1964)