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Brion Gysin

Born

in Taplow, Buckinghamshire, The United Kingdom

January 19, 1916

Died

July 13, 1986

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Travel

Influences

William S. Burroughs

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John Clifford Brian Gysin, raised in Canada and England, was a peripheral figure in the Beat movement of the mid-20th century.

After serving is the U.S. Army during WWII, he received one of the first Fulbright Fellowships in 1949. A decade later he became closely associated with Beat writer William S. Burroughs. Their popularization of the Dadaist "cut-up technique" are the primary source of Gysin's literary fame. ...more

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Average rating: 4.2 · 2,643 ratings · 122 reviews · 41 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Process: Beat-Era Mysticism and Madness in the Sands of North Africa 3.98 avg rating — 338 ratings — published 1969 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Museum by Brion Gysin, William S. Burroughs (Introduction) 3.75 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 1986 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Back in No Time: The Brion Gysin Reader by Brion Gysin, Jason Weiss (Editor) 4.23 avg rating — 57 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Brion Gysin Let the Mice In by Brion Gysin, Ian Sommerville, William S. Burroughs 4.09 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1973 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stories 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1984 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dream Machine Plans 4.21 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1986 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Permutations 4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To Master, A Long Goodnight 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1946	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Morocco Two 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Living with Islam 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The poets are supposed to liberate the words – not chain them in phrases. Who told the poets they were supposed to think? Poets are meant to sing and to make words sing. Writers don't own their words. Since when do words belong to anybody? 'Your very own words,' indeed! And who are you?”
― Brion Gysin , Brion Gysin Let the Mice In

tags: art, brion-gysin, cut-ups-self-explained, poetry

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“I enjoy inventing things out of fun. After all, life is a game, not a career.”
― Brion Gysin

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“Man is a bad animal....”
― Brion Gysin, Here to Go: Planet R-101

tags: brion, british, burroughs, english, france, gysin

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