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Discover the art of the reading stack with our curated books list, featuring Arthur Rimbaud’s *Illuminations, and Other Prose Poems*—a bilingual masterpiece of surreal vision. Explore poetic depth and literary brilliance in this essential collection for book lovers and poetry enthusiasts.
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Illuminations, and Other Prose Poems
by Arthur Rimbaud
Rimbaud, born in 1854, started to write at an early age. By 17 he had written his most famous poem, 'The Drunken Boat'. He then embarked on a turbulent homosexual relationship with the poet Verlaine, from which came some of their most original work, including A Season in Hell and Illuminations. Rimbaud rejected writing at the age of 20. After years of travelling and gun-running in Africa, he died in 1891, aged 37.
