Exploits and Opinions of Dr Faustroll Pataphysician (Paperback)

~ Alfred Jarry (Author), Roger Shattuck (Author), Simon Watson Taylor (Translator)

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Introduction by Roger Shattuck. Text by Alfred Jarry. Translated by Simon Watson Taylor. Paperback, 6 x 8 in. / 160 pgs /

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Exact Change (June 15, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1878972073
• ISBN-13: 978-1878972071
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #426,460 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Should Be as Well-known As Ubu, May 1, 1998

By	Cynthia J. Conrad (New Haven, CT) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Faustroll is a Hallucinogenic cross between Lewis Carroll & Jules Verne. Magnificently dense style of a prose poem, images as strange as Lautremont's. It also reminded me of Flann O'Brien's Third Policeman, the only book that has done that.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I finally read it!, February 26, 2004

By	"mujyo" (Sunshine Valley, CA) - See all my reviews

Pardon that Narcissus' who wrote my Review Title...

This is a fantastic book!

I bought it here from amazon.com a number of years ago, 97 or 98 and I finally read it this past week. I don't want to give anything away, because it is so utterly unique and enjoyable....However, I will say: Track down this book! Demand it!

If you are a lover of the works or just plain amazing style of one of the 20th century's greatest literary artists... William Burroughs(!), then you will LOVE THIS BOOK! Heck, You'll ADORE it.

This is a trip by boat, on land... an adventure far more exciting than the Odyssey, but perhaps among similiar lines...

A journey from a middle point in life, to the extents of certain existences... and, to death... and beyond.. Finally, you will see why it started in the middle of life!

The climax is amazing, and every scene comes across like the greatest film never made.

Dali was definately influenced, as a number of scenes in here look like what Dali was to later paint!

In the end though I found myself saying only,

"Ha, ha."

And I did not lose myself in further considerations.

Except that, I would like to close by saying something I found very important, and dare I say, Life Changing:

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to Dream Your Way Through Life...., September 13, 2006

By	Samuel Wells "'Pataphysician, Absintheur" (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

...with your host Alfred Jarry. The text is astonishing and Roger Shattuck's (author of the incredible "The Banquet Years", which is partially about Jarry) introductory essay alone is worth the cover price.

In the words of the Butt-faced Baboon, "Ha Ha!"