{"product_id":"9780712351249","title":"The Spoken Word: William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe latest release in the British Library’s highly acclaimed Spoken Word series of authors in their own words, \u003ci\u003eThe Spoken Word: William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare collection of recordings featuring the American writer William S. Burroughs (1914-97) and the British-born artist Brion Gysin (1916-86), the man Burroughs credited with the invention of the “cut-up” literary technique. The centerpiece of the collection is a complete, previously unissued recording of Burroughs reading live in Liverpool in 1982. The disc also includes performances by Gysin of a selection of his “permutated poems,” as well as previously unheard home recordings made by the pair in Paris in 1970, all taken from tapes in the British Library collection. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"British Library, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054445609200,"sku":"9780712351249","price":13.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780712351249_p0.jpg?v=1763623160","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780712351249","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}