false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172691486m/207916.jpg 207916 2 Alfred Jarry (1873-1907) was the original transgressive author; the first word of his famous play Ubu Roi - "Shittr!" - changed the course of art and drama forever. Jarry's novels are equally outrageous, and the best of them are now again available in English. Where Exploits and Opinions of Dr. Faustroll, Pataphysician is philosophical, The Supermale is carnal. Andre Marcueil, gentleman and scientist, has the ability to make love an infinite number of times in succession. Like a mock Jules Verne, Jarry describes the manner in which this Supermale proves his claim; after 82 times with a woman, attending doctors finally hook him up to a machine instead, with whom he merges in the book's - and the Supermale's - final climax. Barbara Wright's excellent translation, first published by New Directions, has been long out of print. 201241 1977 The Supermale total:61|5:17|4:18|3:23|2:2|1:1| 61 231 96 9 3 0 false false Sat Sep 19 09:25:06 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 19 09:25:30 -0700 2009 ]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 10 06:48:38 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 12 05:26:46 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 09 11:23:41 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 09 11:27:35 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Dec 05 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 08 16:40:40 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 16:32:54 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1986 Sun Feb 10 11:54:37 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 10 12:00:12 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Mon Apr 07 14:24:13 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 07 14:25:23 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 07:57:06 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 07:58:01 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Aug 03 08:22:31 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 03 08:23:20 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Thu Feb 14 10:34:59 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 10:35:29 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Thu Nov 05 11:58:08 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 11:58:08 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Oct 26 14:43:45 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 14:43:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Oct 24 10:16:50 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 10:16:50 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Oct 21 15:07:57 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 08 09:21:03 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 12 17:44:29 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 17:44:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Sep 24 10:48:54 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 10:48:54 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Aug 22 16:25:44 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 16:25:44 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Aug 03 19:06:10 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 19:06:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jul 26 06:02:18 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 06:02:22 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 24 18:36:03 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 18:36:03 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 23 10:38:08 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 10:38:19 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=207916