A, A Novel - The Title

The Title

In his glossary for the 1998 edition of a, A Novel, Victor Bockris cites Billy Name as the source for the title; "a" refers to both amphetamine use and as an homage to e.e. cummings. The title in both editions published by Grove Press in 1969 and 1998 use the a, A Novel format.

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