{"product_id":"impressions-of-africa-french-literature","title":"Impressions of Africa (French Literature)","description":"The long-awaited new translation of the most dazzling and unclassifiable work of fiction in any language.\nIn a mythical African land, some shipwrecked and uniquely talented passengers stage a grand gala to entertain themselves and their captor, the great chieftain Talou. In performance after bizarre performance—starring, among others, a zither-playing worm, a marksman who can peel an egg at fifty yards, a railway car that rolls on calves' lungs, and fabulous machines that paint, weave, and compose music—Raymond Roussel demonstrates why it is that André Breton termed him \"the greatest mesmerizer of modern times.\" But even more remarkable than the mindbending events Roussel details—as well as their outlandish, touching, or tawdry backstories—is the principle behind the novel's genesis, a complex system of puns and double-entendres that anticipated (and helped inspire) such movements as Surrealism and Oulipo. Newly translated and with an introduction by Mark Polizzotti, this edition of Impressions of Africa vividly restores the humor, linguistic legerdemain, and conceptual wonder of Raymond Roussel's magnum opus.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1564786242\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1564786242.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Roussel, Raymond|Polizzotti, Mark\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41717389885498,"sku":"DBV.1564786242.G","price":9.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1564786242-0.jpg?v=1790908814","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/impressions-of-africa-french-literature","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}