Alfred Jarry

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born

September 08, 1873 in Laval, France

died

November 01, 1907

gender

male

genre

Poetry, Literature & Fiction, Arts & Photography

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Alfred Jarry was a French writer born in Laval, Mayenne, France, not far from the border of Brittany; he was of Breton descent on his mother's side.
Best known for his play Ubu Roi (1896), which is often cited as a forerunner to the surrealist theatre of the 1920s and 1930s, Jarry wrote in a variety of genres and styles. He wrote plays, novels, poetry, essays and speculative journalism. His texts present some pioneering work in the field of absurdist literature. Sometimes grotesque or misunderstood (i.e. the opening line in his play Ubu Roi, "Merdre!", has been translated into English as "Pshit!", "Shitteth!", "Shittr!", "Shikt!", "Shrit!" and "Pschitt!"), he invented a pseudoscience called 'Pataphysics.

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Books by Alfred Jarry

Average rating: 3.84 · 1,745 ratings · 127 reviews · 49 distinct works

	Ubu Roi by Alfred Jarry, Barbara Wright (Translator), Franciszka Themerson (Illustrator) 3.68 avg rating — 911 ratings — published 1896 — 37 editions	My rating:
	The Ubu Plays: Ubu Rex / Ubu Cuckolded / Ubu Enchained by Alfred Jarry, Cyril Connelly (Translator), Simon Watson Taylor (Translator) 3.93 avg rating — 251 ratings — published 1968 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Exploits and Opinions of Dr. Faustroll, Pataphysician by Alfred Jarry, Roger Shattuck, Simon Watson Taylor 4.19 avg rating — 160 ratings — published 1911 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Supermale 3.90 avg rating — 153 ratings — published 1902 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Adventures in 'Pataphysics by Alfred Jarry, Paul Edwards (Editor), Alastair Brotchie (Editor) 4.20 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2001	My rating:
	Days and Nights 3.90 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1981 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Visits of Love 3.78 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1972 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Caesar Antichrist 3.91 avg rating — 22 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Tout Ubu 4.00 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1962 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Selected Works: Ubu Cuckolded, Exploits and Opinions of Doctor Faustroll, ...... 4.13 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1980	My rating: