The Dark Machinery Of Oblivion
Explore the dark machinery of oblivion in this curated reading list, featuring Alfred Jarry’s surreal classic, Exploits & Opinions of Doctor Faustroll, Pataphysician—a mind-bending journey through fiction, philosophy, and the absurd.
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Exploits & Opinions of Doctor Faustroll, Pataphysician
by Alfred Jarry
The singular novel by the legendary author of the play, UBU ROI, is a book that can only be compared to Rabelais or Sterne. FAUSTROLL recounts the adventures of the inventor of PATAPHYSIC, the 'science of imaginary solutions.' Jarry would have found an audience more readily if he had simply written a work of science fiction, a symbolist narrative, a bawdy tale or a spriritual allegory. As it is, FAUSTROLL is all of these at the same time.' - Roger Shattuk'
