Maldoror And The Complete Works

Comte De Lautramont

ISBN 10: 187897212X / ISBN 13: 9781878972125

Published by Exact Change,U.S., 2010

Andre Breton wrote that MALDOROR is the expression of a revelation so complete it seems to exceed human potential.' First published in 1869, MALDOROR is the work of a mysterious genius about whom little is known aside from his birth in Uruguay, 1846, and his early death in Paris, 1870. His writings, published under the pseudonym Comte de Lautreamont, bewildered his contemporaries but have since taken their place alongside other French classics of transgression such as Sade, Baudelaire, Rimbaud. A unique translation.'. Seller Inventory # CIN187897212XG

Synopsis:

Equal parts dark, destructive and brilliant, Maldoror blazed the way for the 20th century's boldest adventures in art, music and literature

André Breton described Maldoror as "the expression of a revelation so complete it seems to exceed human potential." Little is known about its pseudonymous author, aside from his real name (Isidore Ducasse), birth in Uruguay (1846) and early death in Paris (1870). Lautréamont bewildered his contemporaries, but the Surrealists modeled their efforts after his black humor and poetic leaps of logic, exemplified by the oft-quoted line, "As beautiful as the chance meeting on a dissecting table of a sewing machine and an umbrella." Maldoror 's shocked first publisher refused to bind the sheets of the original edition―and perhaps no better invitation exists to this book, which warns the reader, "Only the few may relish this bitter fruit without danger." This is the only complete annotated collection of Lautréamont's writings available in English, in Alexis Lykiard's superior translation. For this latest edition, Lykiard updates his introduction to include recent scholarship.

Review: "Alexis Lykiard’s translation is both subtle and earthy... this is the best translation now available." -- Washington Post Book World

"Lautréamont’s style is hallucinatory, visionary... this new fluent translation makes clear its poetic texture and what may be termed its subversive attraction." -- New York Times

Bibliographic Details

Title: Maldoror And The Complete Works
Publisher: Exact Change,U.S.
Publication Date: 2010
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good