Review of Contemporary Fiction, July 1st, 2002
Alfred Jarry. Collected Works of Alfred Jarry, Volume 1: Adventures in 'Pataphysics. Trans. Paul Edwards and Antony Melville. Ed. Alastair Brotchie and Paul Edwards. Atlas, 2001. 334 pp. Paper: $14.95. While widely known for his seminal work Ubu Roi, Alfred Jarry wrote other significant works that have not until now been available in English. Atlas's proposed three-volume set promises to bring Jarry's major works to the English audience. This first volume, which includes Jarry's first two books, Black Minutes of Memorial Sand and Caesar-Antichrist, in addition to a series of essays and a sele...
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