The Third Mind

The Third Mind

infobox Book |
name = The Third Mind
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image_caption = 1982 paperback edition by Seaver Books
author = William S. Burroughs
and Brion Gysin
cover_artist =
country = United States
language = English
series =
genre = Beat, essay, short fiction
publisher = Viking Press
release_date = 1977 (French edition); 1978 (English edition)
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages =
isbn = ISBN 0-394-17984-6 (1982 edition)
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"The Third Mind" is a book by Beat Generation novelist William S. Burroughs and artist/poet/novelist Brion Gysin. First published in a French-language edition in 1977, it was first published in English in 1978.

"The Third Mind" is a combination literary essay and writing collection showcasing a form of writing popularized by Burroughs and Gysin in the 1960s called "cut-ups". Cut-ups involves taking (usually) unrelated texts, literally cutting the pages up, and then combining and rearranging the pieces to form new narratives and often-surreal images. This form of writing can also be adapted for filmmaking, as demonstrated by Burroughs and director Antony Balch in their early 1960s short film, "The Cut-Ups".

The book contains numerous short fiction pieces demonstrating or related to the cut up method. Also included is poetry by Gysin and an interview with Burroughs. Some chapters had previously been published in various literary journals between 1960 and 1973.


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