How Long to Read CUT UP! An Anthology Inspired by the Cut-Up Method of William S. Burroughs & Brion Gysin

How Long Does it Take to Read CUT UP! An Anthology Inspired by the Cut-Up Method of William S. Burroughs & Brion Gysin?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 45 minutes to read CUT UP! An Anthology Inspired by the Cut-Up Method of William S. Burroughs & Brion Gysin by A.D. Hitchin

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In Paris in the late Fifties the Beat Generation writer William Burroughs and his sidekick Brion Gysin developed the cut-up method. It involved taking a piece of finished text and cutting it into pieces - then rearranging those pieces to create a new text or work of art. Burroughs wrote that: "When you cut into the present the future leaks out." The cut-up had a profound effect on music, writing, painting, and film. Devotees of the cut-up include David Bowie, Radiohead, and Kathy Acker. In addition to bringing together new work by new people, CUT UP! also salutes some better known 20th...

How long is CUT UP! An Anthology Inspired by the Cut-Up Method of William S. Burroughs & Brion Gysin?

CUT UP! An Anthology Inspired by the Cut-Up Method of William S. Burroughs & Brion Gysin by A.D. Hitchin is 396 pages long, and a total of 101,376 words.

This makes it 134% the length of the average book. It also has 124% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read CUT UP! An Anthology Inspired by the Cut-Up Method of William S. Burroughs & Brion Gysin Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 13 minutes to read CUT UP! An Anthology Inspired by the Cut-Up Method of William S. Burroughs & Brion Gysin aloud.

What Reading Level is CUT UP! An Anthology Inspired by the Cut-Up Method of William S. Burroughs & Brion Gysin?

CUT UP! An Anthology Inspired by the Cut-Up Method of William S. Burroughs & Brion Gysin is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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