Selected Works of Alfred Jarry [Hardcover]

Alfred (edited by Roger Shattuck & Simon Watson Taylor) Jarry (Author)

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• Hardcover: 280 pages
• Publisher: Grove Press; First Printing edition (1965)
• ASIN: B000KSI00O
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,723,912 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Jarry's work is the tangential point between zero and infinity..., June 28, 2005

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So far, this is the best compendium of Jarry's work I have found. It has the full text of Dr. Faustroll, Pataphysician which is very difficult to find. Overall, this collection exposed me further to Jarry's work, which quite frankly I find inaccessible. After reading him I understand why he is considered the father of Surrealism and, in my opinion, Surrealism's best medium is not print, but rather art and film.