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Alfred Jarry: The Man With the Axe
by Nigey Lennon
from Last Gasp

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• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• A great illumination of an obscure artistic figure...
  A fantastic source of info on Alfred Jarry, a genuinely seminal if somewhat forgotten artistic figure.
  Jarry was the deviser of 'pataphysics' - a sort of science of surrealism, and lead a rather anarchic existance in fin-de-seacle Paris - in many ways a creative forefather to the varied likes of William Burroughs and Hunter S. Thompson. Jarry was best known for the riot-provoking play "Ubu Roi," which, some 80 years down the road, inspired the name (and some of the stage presence) of the band Pere... more info

• Excellent for research or fun.
  An exceptional and comprehensive overview of the life of Pa Ubu himself! This book is very well researched and written (and illustrated!) with a sense of humor that Jarry would have appreciated. "Man With An Axe" is by far the best source of biographical info on Jarry in English. Jarry fanatics (especially those that cannot read French) should look no further.

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