Raymond Roussel
Impressions of Africa
- ISBN 13:
- 9781564786241
- author:
- Raymond Roussel
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Columbia University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2011
- Pages:
- 280
- Dimensions:
- 20.2 x 14.1 x 2.2 cm
- Genre:
- Books
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Raymond Roussel's Impressions of Africa is a dazzling and unclassifiable work of fiction that defies easy categorization. In a mythical African land, a group of shipwrecked passengers stage a grand gala to entertain themselves and their captor, the great chieftain Talou. The performances are a surreal spectacle, featuring a zither-playing worm, a marksman who can peel an egg at fifty yards, and fantastical machines that paint, weave, and compose music. At its core, Impressions of Africa is a novel that showcases Roussel's unique system of puns and double-entendres, which anticipated and inspired movements such as Surrealism and Oulipo. Newly translated and with an introduction by Mark Polizzotti, this edition vividly restores the humor, linguistic legerdemain, and conceptual wonder of Roussel's magnum opus. This edition of Impressions of Africa is a worthwhile read for anyone interested in experimental fiction and the avant-garde. With its unique blend of the bizarre and the beautiful, it is a novel that will appeal to readers looking for something new and challenging.
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