Olympia, Issue 1, December 1961

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Burroughs contributes “Ten Episodes from ‘The Soft Machine’”, pp. 4-15, with a photo of Burroughs by Harriet Crowder. This is preceded by an introduction to Burroughs from Allen Ginsberg, p.4.

Published in Paris, France by The Olympia Press in December, 1961.

Bibliographic Information:

• M&M C37
• Shoaf III.29
• Schottlaender v4.C32
• Raven 19611200OLYM.0.1, b8

Contents: 

• Sanche de Gramont [Ted Morgan]: "The Paris Scene" (essay)
• William S. Burroughs: "Ten Episodes from The Soft Machine" (prose)
• Allen Ginsberg: introduction to William S. Burroughs (essay)
• Harriet Crowder: photograph
• J. P. Donleavy: "One Suppressed Chapter from The Ginger Man" (prose)
• Professor Henry Crannach: "Chastity Belts: A Mystification?" (essay)
• Lawrence Durrell: "Pursewarden's Incorrigibilia" (poetry)
• Ann Federman: "The Trial of the Templars" (essay)
• Maurice Girodias: "The Clochard" (introductory essay)
• Robert Giraud, Robert Doisneau, Dudognon, Madec, P. Lelievre, and Isis: "The Clochard" (photographs)
• Maxwell Kenton [Terry Southern]: "Candy and the Hunchback" (prose)
• Richard McBride: "Dreams from the Readers" (prose)
• Harriet Daimler: "The Woman Thing" (prose)
• Terry Southern and Ernest Badhoff: "The Spy's Corner" (interview)
• Martha Rocher: photograph

Publishing Information: 

• Editor: Maurice Girodias