The Leg of Lamb: Its Life and Works
Benjamin Peret
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Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: AGB; DS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 528.
Twenty four delirious narratives from the highpoint of Surrealist automatic writing A foundational classic of Surrealist literature, The Leg of Lamb brings together the arch-Surrealist Benjamin P�ret's short prose: a smorgasbord of automatic writing and fantastical narratives employing everything from the cinematic antics of Buster Keaton and slapstick animation to the storytelling devices of detective novels, alchemical operations and mythology. The Leg of Lamb consists of 24 delirious narratives, including the novella-length works "And the Breasts Were Dying" and "There Was a Little Bakeress." P�ret's adult fairy tales bear equal allegiance to Lewis Carroll and the Marquis de Sade, ... Read more
Twenty four delirious narratives from the highpoint of Surrealist automatic writing A foundational classic of Surrealist literature, The Leg of Lamb brings together the arch-Surrealist Benjamin P�ret's short prose: a smorgasbord of automatic writing and fantastical narratives employing everything from the cinematic antics of Buster Keaton and slapstick animation to the storytelling devices of detective novels, alchemical operations and mythology. The Leg of Lamb consists of 24 delirious narratives, including the novella-length works "And the Breasts Were Dying" and "There Was a Little Bakeress." P�ret's adult fairy tales bear equal allegiance to Lewis Carroll and the Marquis de Sade, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Wakefield Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
527g
Number of Pages
201
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United States
ISBN
9780984115532
SKU
V9780984115532
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