Maldoror and the Complete Works
By: Comte de Lautréamont , Alexis Lykiard
4.26
Format: 340 pages, Paperback
Andre Breton described Maldoror as -the expression of a revelation so complete it seems to exceed h…
Want to Read"The poet must be more useful than any other member if his tribe."-Comte de Lautréamont, Maldoror and the Complete Works
"Love of justice is for most men only the courage to suffer injustice."-Comte de Lautréamont, Maldoror and the Complete Works
"We say sound things when we do not strive to say to say extraordinary ones."-Comte de Lautréamont, Maldoror and the Complete Works
"…the association of two, or more, apparently alien elements on a plane alien to both is the most potent ignition of poetry."-Comte de Lautréamont, Maldoror and the Complete Works
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By: Jean-Paul Sartre , Jean Genet , Bernard Frechtman
4.01
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
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"En prison on ferme plus de portes qu'on n'en ouvre."-Jean-Paul Sartre, Our Lady of the Flowers
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"Dzięki temu,że powiedział mi,iż nie żyję,pogodziłem się z faktem,że ludzie wyrzucili mnie ze swoich myśli"-Jean-Paul Sartre, Our Lady of the Flowers
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3. Maldoror and the Complete Works
By: Comte de Lautréamont , Alexis Lykiard
4.26
Format: 340 pages, Paperback
Andre Breton described Maldoror as -the expression of a revelation so complete it seems to exceed h… read more
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"The poet must be more useful than any other member if his tribe."-Comte de Lautréamont, Maldoror and the Complete Works
"Love of justice is for most men only the courage to suffer injustice."-Comte de Lautréamont, Maldoror and the Complete Works
"We say sound things when we do not strive to say to say extraordinary ones."-Comte de Lautréamont, Maldoror and the Complete Works
"…the association of two, or more, apparently alien elements on a plane alien to both is the most potent ignition of poetry."-Comte de Lautréamont, Maldoror and the Complete Works
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Format: 365 pages, Paperback
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3.89
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3.66
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3.55
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18. Sentimental Education
By: Gustave Flaubert , Geoffrey Wall , Robert Baldick
3.81
Format: 460 pages, Paperback
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By: Octave Mirbeau
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