Maldoror by Conte De Lautreamont
This macabre but beautiful work, Les Chants de Maldoror, has achieved a considerable reputation as one of the earliest and most extraordinary examples of Surrealist writing.
"I like Lautreamont a lotHe taught me how important and how possible it was to write a sentence that is just gorgeous. Actually, I’m about overdue for a rereading of Maldoror I’d like to pick up a few tricks from that book again." -- William T. Vollmann - The Paris Review
"The expression of a revelation so complete it seems to exceed human potential." -- André Breton
"The expression of a revelation so complete it seems to exceed human potential." -- André Breton
Little is known of the author of Maldoror, Isidore Ducasse, self-styled Comte de Lautréamont, except that he was born in Montevideo, Uruguay, in 1846 and died in Paris at the age of twenty-four. Guy Wernham, perhaps best known for his definitive translation of Maldoror, was associated with the Beat Poets.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780811200820 |
| ISBN 10 | 0811200825 |
| Title | Maldoror |
| Author | Conte De Lautreamont |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | New Directions Publishing Corporation |
| Year published | 1965-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 342 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |