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Alfred Jarry

Born

in Laval, France

September 08, 1873

Died

November 01, 1907

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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	Ubu Roi by Alfred Jarry, L. Lantier (Illustrator), F.A. Cazals (Illustrator) 3.54 avg rating — 7,822 ratings — published 1896 — 265 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ubu Plays: Ubu Rex / Ubu Cuckolded / Ubu Enchained by Alfred Jarry, Cyril Connelly (Translator), Simon Watson Taylor (Translator) 3.86 avg rating — 1,409 ratings — published 1899 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Exploits & Opinions of Dr. Faustroll, Pataphysician by Alfred Jarry, Roger Shattuck, Simon Watson Taylor (Translator) 3.93 avg rating — 890 ratings — published 1911 — 51 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Supermale by Alfred Jarry, Ralph Gladstone (Translator), Barbara Wright (Translator & Introduction) 3.61 avg rating — 717 ratings — published 1902 — 84 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adventures in 'Pataphysics: Collected Works I by Alfred Jarry, Alastair Brotchie (Editor), Paul Edwards (Editor) 4.22 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Days and Nights: Novel of a Deserter 3.62 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 1981 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Works of Alfred Jarry by Alfred Jarry, Roger Shattuck (Editor), Simon Watson Taylor (Editor) 4.17 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 1965 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Caesar Antichrist by Alfred Jarry, Antony Melville (Translator), Alastair Brotchie (Introduction) 3.89 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1992 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Visits Of Love 3.74 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1898 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L'Amour absolu 3.39 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1899 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Dawn was breaking, like the light from another world.”
― Alfred Jarry, The Supermale

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“It is one of the great joys of home ownership to fire a pistol in one's own bedroom”
― Alfred Jarry

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“It is conventional to call 'monster' any blending of dissonant elements. I call 'monster' every original inexhaustible beauty.”
― Alfred Jarry

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