The work concerns the misanthropic, misotheistic character of maldoror, a figure of evil who has renounced conventional morality. Hello, im looking for a really bad and boring book. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project. My books are toys for adults who have read lautreamont. By the end, its clear maldoror s disregard for humankind is a metaphor.
It was written and published between 1868 and 1869 by the. Unfortunately i went to sleep after i made the post so i couldnt. This book is the 344th greatest fiction book of all time as determined by. Equal parts dark, destructive and brilliant, maldoror blazed the way for the 20th centurys boldest adventures in art, music and literature andre breton described maldoror as the expression of a revelation so complete it seems to exceed human potential. More information about this seller contact this seller 23. This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Children, one assumes because they are representative of innocence and purity, are paid special attention, with maldoror extolling the pleasures of abusing and then freeing them, so that. It is a long narrative prose poem which celebrates. Not speaking any french, i was unfortunate enough to read les chantes in translation. Moreover, he openly enjoys these activities, so that the book reads like an ode to cruelty and sadism. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Maldoror is a cruel, callous, byronic magnificent bastard who lives his entire life for the evulz. Writer isidore ducasse who hid behind this pseudonym wrote two books and died at the age of 24 in paris during the commune of 1870. Little is known about its pseudonymous author, aside from his real name isidore ducasse, birth in uruguay 1846 and early death in paris.
See all 28 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Throughout, maldoror rails against human weakness of character, hypocrisy, hunger for oautreamont and money, etc. The book has ended in paper recycling, but i do think that amazon should not. There are some disturbing parts sex with a small child or a female shark that i read to find the art within. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. A book full of love poems for the world, all except humanity.
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