The Portrait of an Englishman in His Chateau (Dedalus Europe 1998 S)

De Mandiargues, Andre Pieyre

ISBN 10: 1873982933 / ISBN 13: 9781873982938

Edité par Dedalus Limited, 1999

N° de réf. du vendeur U9781873982938

Synopsis :

When the unnamed narrator crosses the causeway to the Chateau of Gamehuche, he enters a surrealist nightmare of debauchery and violence. The proceedings at the chateau are presided over by the master of Gamehuche, M. de Montcul, formerly the English diplomat, Sir Horatio Mountarse. With a cast of willing and not-so-willing acolytes, he serves up an over-refined cuisine of obscenity, sexual perversion and unspeakable cruelty. The book could be described as a dispatch written from the frontiers of depravity.

À propos de l'auteur: Andre Pieyre de Mandiargues was born in Paris in 1909. During the war he retreated to Monaco where in 1943 he published, Dans les annees sordides. He returned to Paris at the end of the war. In 1947 after meeting Andre Breton, he became involved in the activities of the Surrealists. As well as being a poet and novelist, Mandiargues has written plays, essays and art criticism. He won the Prix des Critiques in 1951 for Soleil des Loups and the Prix Goncourt in 1967 for Marge. His work has been featured in The Dedalus Book of Surrealism (Volumes 1 & 2), The Decadent Cookbook and The Decadent Gardener.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Portrait of an Englishman in His Chateau...
Éditeur : Dedalus Limited
Date d'édition : 1999
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Very Good
Etat de la jaquette : 46902261
Signé : 4/13/2026 7:21:32 AM
Edition : 1776064892.