Colloque de Tanger [volume 1] (1976)

 

Paris, France: Christian Bourgois Editeur (book, French, anthology, 1st), 1976.
8" x 5.25" x 1.25", 382 pages, softcover.

Colloque de Tanger by William S. Burroughs, Brion Gysin, and others – a compilation of texts and photos related to the Colloque de Tanger event in Geneva between the 24th and 28th of September, 1975. This was published by Christian Bourgois, Editeur (Paris) in 1976. This is technically volume one of two books on the event, the later book appearing in 1979. This book has not appeared in the English language.

As translated (by Google Translate) from the back cover:

"The Colloque de Tanger which was held in Geneva from September 24 to 28, 1975, at the initiative of Gérard-Georges Lemaire, did not choose the research of William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin as themes to repeat the academic and sclerotic forms of this type of demonstration, which are precisely called "conferences", hardly commensurate with the subversion of language, and therefore of our economy and our politics, at stake here. What happened then and which continues in this book is a way of answering the question what about the 'Nova Plot' and what are its effects?

"This publication brings together not only the communications that were delivered during these days, but also a set of essays, fiction, interviews, photographs, plastic works, which were, for the most part, produced on this occasion by/or with the complicity of Arthur Aeschbacher, Jean Christophe Ammann, Gaëtan Brulotte, William S. Burroughs, Chambas, Cozette de Charmoy, Henri Chopin, Françoise Collin, Marc Dachy, Jean Degottex, Ariel Denis, Patrick Eudeline, John Giorno, Jean-Joseph Goux, Brion Gysin, Bernard Heidsieck, Françoise Janicot, Catherine Francblin, Richard Kostelanetz, Steve Lacy, François Lagarde, Gérard-Georges Lemaire, Daniel Mauroc, Philippe Mikriammos, Gérald Minkoff, Plan K, Philippe Sollers, Ian Sommerville, Jean-Jacques Schuhl, Jean-Noël Vuarnet."

This copy of the book is signed by poet, artist, publisher, and, here, contributor Henri Chopin at his contribution "Voix Off".

Shoaf I.36.

Contents:

• Gérard-Georges Lemaire: "Hypercollocution" (interview)
• Colloque:
• William S. Burroughs: "La chute du mot" ("The Fall of the Word", translated by Philippe Mikriammos)
• William S. Burroughs: "Le conditionnement sexual" ("Sexual Conditioning", translated by Philippe Mikriammos)
• Gaétan Brulotte: "Le déchet" (essay)
• Henri Chopin: "Voix off" (essay)
• Françoise Collin: "Coupes/coupures" (essay)
• Catherine Francblin: "Un langue monstre" (essay)
• Brion Gysin: "Songs" (lyrics)
• Gérard-Georges Lemaire: "Ne crachez pas sue ce trottoir" (essay)
• Gérard-Georges Lemaire: "Vox Williami, vox monstrorum" (essay)
• Collusion:
• Jean-Christophe Ammann: "Le Sourire d'Ali" (translated by Philippe Mikriammos" (essay)
• Marc Dachy: "<*"(–&ª)+§='" (essay)
• Ariel Denis: "Une aube malade" (essay)
• Patrick Eudeline: "Trash Dance" (essay)
• Jean-Joseph Goux: "Téléscripteur W. B." (essay)
• Richard Kostelanetz: "Une regard rétro-prospectif sur William S. Burroughs" (essay, translated by Gérard-Georges Lemaire)
• Gérard-Georges Lemaire: "Au commencement"(essay)
• Jean-Jacques Schuhl: "Ready made & Cut-up" (essay)
• Philippe Sollers: "Snaked punch" (essay)
• Portfolio:
• François Lagarde: photographs
• Daniel Mauroc; "Portrait of William Burroughs" (poetry)
• Fictions: 
• William S. Burroughs: "Abrégé" ("Abstract", translated by Philippe Mikriammos)
• William S. Burroughs: "Talons lointains" ("Distant Heels", translated by Philippe Mikriammos)
• William S. Burroughs: "Ah pook is here" ("Ah Pook Is Here", translated by Philippe Mikriammos)
• William S. Burroughs: "Cités de la nuit carminée" ("Cities of the Red Night (extract)" translated by Philippe Mikriammos)
• Brion Gysin: "Le Feu – Images diurnes... Mots nocturnes" ("The Fire – Daytime Images... Nighttime Words", translated by Gérard-Georges Lemaire)
• Annales: 
• Jean-Noël Vuarnet: "Annales I – Radio Nova" (prose)
• Jean-Noël Vuarnet: "Annales II – Duplicata" (prose)
• Jean-Noël Vuarnet: "Annales III – Castelli Romani" (prose)
• François Lagarde: photographs
• Ali's Smile:
• Jean-Christophe Ammann: "Le sourire de Luciano – le sourire d'Ali" (prose, translated by Philippe Mikriammos)
• Luciano Castelli: "Ali's Smile" (photographs)
• Tanger: 
• Gérard-Georges Lemaire and Brion Gysin: "Entretien entre Gérard Georges Lemaire et Brion Gysin" (interview)
• Horizontalité / Verticalité: 
• William S. Burroughs: "L'écriture du silence" ("The Writing of Silence", translated by Gérard-Georges Lemaire) 
• Gérard-Georges Lemaire and Brion Gysin: "Horizontalité / Verticalité" (interview)
• Dreamachine:
• Brion Gysin: "Dreamachine I" (essay, translated by Jean Chopin)
• William S. Burroughs: "Dreamachine II" (essay, translated by Gérard-Georges Lemaire and Anne-Christine Taylor)
• Ian Sommerville: "Dreamachine III" (essay, translated by Gérard-Georges Lemaire)
• Gérard-Georges Lemaire and Brion Gysin: "Dreamachine IV" (interview)
• Le K:
• Gérard-Georges Lemaire: "Le K" (prose)
• Entretiens: 
• Gérard-Georges Lemaire and Chambas: interview
• Gérard-Georges Lemaire and Patrick Eudeline: interview
• Gérard-Georges Lemaire, John Giorno, and Brion Gysin: interview
• Gérard-Georges Lemaire, Philippe Mikriammos, and Bernard Heidsieck: interview
• Philippe Mikriammos and Steve Lacy: interview