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William S. Burroughs’

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William S. Burroughsвђ™ "the Revised Boy Scout Ma... May 2026

The definitive edition, published by Ohio State University Press in 2018, was compiled from recordings found in OSU archives and incomplete typescripts from other university libraries.

True to his signature style, Burroughs employs "cut-ups"—rearranging existing texts to create new meanings—to mirror the fragmented nature of his revolutionary ideas. William S. Burroughs’ "The revised boy scout ma...

In a notably prescient move, Burroughs is credited with one of the first printed uses of the term "fake news" (appearing on page 48), proposing the dissemination of fabricated news to foment mass panic and chaos. The definitive edition, published by Ohio State University