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Maldoror (Paperback)

by Comte De Lautreamont (Author)
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  • Paperback: 340 pages
  • Publisher: Exact Change,U.S. (30 Oct 1993)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 187897212X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1878972125
  • Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 15.8 x 2.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 164,962 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #7 in  Books > Poetry, Drama & Criticism > Poetry > World > French

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

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

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5.0 out of 5 stars A masterwork of dark literature., 6 Jan 1999
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As savage as it is beautiful, as challenging as it is rewarding, Les Chants de Maldoror is an inspired and disquieting exploration of the evil humans are capable of. I have read several translations, and this one is by far the best.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Intensly strange, yet gripping and influential., 18 April 1998
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Isador DuCasse aka Le Compte de Lautremont is a great relatively unknown master who influenced the surrealists with Les Chants De Maldoror. An extended prose poem that destroy its own context (or total lack thereof). It can be looked on as either a great work or complete and total nonsense; I choose the former.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wicked!, 9 Feb 2004
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This is one of the most wicked books ever written!
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