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Mark Ford's facing-pages edition is easily the most comprehensive and reader-friendly to date. The author of the definitive biography of Roussel in English, Ford brings lucidity to his translation of what is by far Roussel's most ambitious work and probably his masterpiece. -- Paul Grimstad, London Review of Books In his excellent introduction, Ford quotes Leiris's description of New Impressions of Africa as, among other things, a massive brain teaser, and many of its riddles are as humorous as they are tricky ... intelligent, irascibly intelligible, and definitive. -- Eric Banks, BookForum In this poem, every road diverges into a woods. It's a chance to take them all. -- Tyler Meier, Kenyon Review Newsletter Ford has not just translated but has also deciphered the New Impressions of Africa. In his own words, the poem is nothing less than a 'brain-teaser'. His translation is, as he concedes, less concise than the original, but not by much, and perhaps inevitably so. Roussel is so precise and sharp that his words seem almost psychically ergonomic. What Ford does brightly is recreate Roussel's cleverness and wit. In short, Ford has successfully translated what is nothing less than a sort of charming anomaly of modern literature. Rather than distracting from his work, the explanatory notes encourage the reader to appreciate Roussel. This generous clothbound, bilingual edition, which includes the original illustrations that Roussel commissioned, would even have pleased the author himself. -- William Heyward, Australian Book Review
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Ford, himself a poet, combines his translation, introduction and notes with the original French and all the original illustrations; he and his publisher have given English-speaking readers privileged access to New Impressions of Africa, the book which Salvador Dalí once described as 'ungraspably poetic.' -- Peter Read, Times Literary Supplement
Mark Ford's facing-pages edition is easily the most comprehensive and reader-friendly to date. The author of the definitive biography of Roussel in English, Ford brings lucidity to his translation of what is by far Roussel's most ambitious work and probably his masterpiece. -- Paul Grimstad, London Review of Books
In his excellent introduction, Ford quotes Leiris's description of New Impressions of Africa as, among other things, a massive brain teaser, and many of its riddles are as humorous as they are tricky . . . intelligent, irascibly intelligible, and definitive. -- Eric Banks, BookForum
In this poem, every road diverges into a woods. It's a chance to take them all. -- er Meier, Kenyon Review Newsletter
Ford has not just translated but has also deciphered the New Impressions of Africa. In his own words, the poem is nothing less than a 'brain-teaser'. His translation is, as he concedes, less concise than the original, but not by much, and perhaps inevitably so. Roussel is so precise and sharp that his words seem almost psychically ergonomic. What Ford does brightly is recreate Roussel's cleverness and wit. In short, Ford has successfully translated what is nothing less than a sort of charming anomaly of modern literature. Rather than distracting from his work, the explanatory notes encourage the reader to appreciate Roussel. This generous clothbound, bilingual edition, which includes the original illustrations that Roussel commissioned, would even have pleased the author himself. -- William Heyward, Australian Book Review
Mark Ford's facing-pages edition is easily the most comprehensive and reader-friendly to date. The author of the definitive biography of Roussel in English, Ford brings lucidity to his translation of what is by far Roussel's most ambitious work and probably his masterpiece. -- Paul Grimstad, London Review of Books
In his excellent introduction, Ford quotes Leiris's description of New Impressions of Africa as, among other things, a massive brain teaser, and many of its riddles are as humorous as they are tricky . . . intelligent, irascibly intelligible, and definitive. -- Eric Banks, BookForum
In this poem, every road diverges into a woods. It's a chance to take them all. -- er Meier, Kenyon Review Newsletter
Ford has not just translated but has also deciphered the New Impressions of Africa. In his own words, the poem is nothing less than a 'brain-teaser'. His translation is, as he concedes, less concise than the original, but not by much, and perhaps inevitably so. Roussel is so precise and sharp that his words seem almost psychically ergonomic. What Ford does brightly is recreate Roussel's cleverness and wit. In short, Ford has successfully translated what is nothing less than a sort of charming anomaly of modern literature. Rather than distracting from his work, the explanatory notes encourage the reader to appreciate Roussel. This generous clothbound, bilingual edition, which includes the original illustrations that Roussel commissioned, would even have pleased the author himself. -- William Heyward, Australian Book Review
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What a magnificent book. Definitely one of the most astonishing accomplishments in literature I have ever seen. This could be the one book I would take for a desert island, and it will be with us for centuries, just like Homer's Odyssey or Dante's Divine Comedy. It's not the result of chance that this book was considered by Duchamp, Dali and others a masterpiece of modern literature.
This edition is beautifully accomplished, according to the first edition. Atlas Press is known for the care they devote to their books, and this one is a good example of that.
Undoubtedly money well spent.
This edition is beautifully accomplished, according to the first edition. Atlas Press is known for the care they devote to their books, and this one is a good example of that.
Undoubtedly money well spent.
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Yes, he was an eccentric genius. And we just love him. Pardon me if i send a flippant (and okay, weak) review for the uninitiated:
Can we, by chance (and here one wonders in chancy prose ((never poetry, as the unlucky literary aspirant attempts to deflect (((although in deflecting , the glint reflects))) meaning from form)) whether the poet is oft misunderstood), ever find ourselves in flight from art?
Ach...
he had time, space and money to create his works - each publication different in style and form. So have many people, but they didn't produce works like this, in obsessive intensity.
Mark Ford has done a fine fine job here. This complex work has been lucidly transliterated, and finely organised, considering the structure of the work is as important(?) as the writing.
Can we, by chance (and here one wonders in chancy prose ((never poetry, as the unlucky literary aspirant attempts to deflect (((although in deflecting , the glint reflects))) meaning from form)) whether the poet is oft misunderstood), ever find ourselves in flight from art?
Ach...
he had time, space and money to create his works - each publication different in style and form. So have many people, but they didn't produce works like this, in obsessive intensity.
Mark Ford has done a fine fine job here. This complex work has been lucidly transliterated, and finely organised, considering the structure of the work is as important(?) as the writing.
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