{"product_id":"maldoror-and-poems-9780140443424","title":"Maldoror and Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of the earliest and most astonishing examples of surrealist writing\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInsolent and defiant, the Chants de Maldoror, by the self-styled Comte de Lautréamont (1846-70), depicts a sinister and sadistic world of unrestrained savagery and brutality. One of the earliest and most astonishing examples of surrealist writing, it follows the experiences of Maldoror, a master of disguises pursued by the police as the incarnation of evil, as he makes his way through a nightmarish realm of angels and gravediggers, hermaphrodites and prostitutes, lunatics and strange children. Delirious, erotic, blasphemous and grandiose by turns, this hallucinatory novel captured the imagination of artists and writers as diverse as Modigliani, Verlaine, André Gide and André Breton; it was hailed by the twentieth-century Surrealist movement as a formative and revelatory masterpiece. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLautréamont\u003c\/b\u003e (1846-1870) was the pseudonym for French poet Isidore-Lucien Ducasse. Born in Uruguay, Lautréamont is best known for his \u003ci\u003eMaldoror and Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1869. \u003ci\u003eMaldoror and Poems\u003c\/i\u003e is considered one of the earliest examples of surrealist writing. While Lautréamont died a rather unknown writer, his work went on to deeply inspire French surrealists such as André Breton. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul Knight\u003c\/b\u003e is a staff writer at\u003ci\u003e Texas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has also appeared in the \u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eHouston Press\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eTexas Observer\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won national awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, and Investigative Reporters and Editors. A graduate of the University of North Texas, he lives in Austin.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50543409365266,"sku":"9780140443424","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_08c80d49-58b9-45cd-ad29-11b98c5f2a7d.jpg?v=1731508805","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/maldoror-and-poems-9780140443424","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}