The Soft Machine ; Nova Express ; The Wild Boys: Three Novels
- ISBN-10
- 0802130844
- ISBN-13
- 9780802130846
- Category
- Science fiction, American
- Pages
- 548
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1980
- Publisher
- Grove/Atlantic
- Author
- William S. Burroughs
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