Isidore

by Jeremy Reed

Award-winning poet and novelist Jeremy Reed postulates the secret life of Isidore Ducasse, also known as Le Comte de Lautreamont, author of Les Chants de Maldoror , the blasphemous text which detonated 19th century literature and later formed one of the cornerstones of Andre Breton's Surrealist manifestos. Reed's dazzling prose leads us through the labyrinthine inner landscapes of one who becomes his own murderous double, illuminating a short but violent life consecrated to insurrection. Isidore is a truly exceptional and powerful work, an electric testament to the imagination and the importance of 'hallucinated' literature above all other. In the absence of a true biography of Ducasse, it provides an unprecedented insight into the enigma surrounding this legendary figure and the creation of his notorious literary masterpiece.

Genres: Fiction

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Simon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This novel by Jeremy Reed provides more proof as
to why my mum always used to freak out if he
phoned me at home and she answered, there was
something in his voice that always creeped mum
out. So Reading Jeremy's take on the secret life
of Isidore Ducasse who was also known as Le Comte
De Lautremont seems to bear out mum's every fear,
as we are taken back in time to just prior to the
french revolution to meet Isidore in Montevideo
and Paris where he is being educated but has
urges within him to go and witness slaughter and
violence off all kinds and is drawn to
Masochistic sex, and the anonimty of the carnival
mask.
The book is beautifully written and I didn't need
a dictonary by my side half as much as the last
of Jeremy's books I read. Sorry I can't find the
book to be able to say which of his novels it was.
Well if you like reading about the inner most
sexual desires of some very depraved libertines
then this will be up your street.
It also makes me want to go out and find the
books the real Isidore wrote as Lautremont.

[Sinem A. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bu yazar ele aldığı yazarı bir voodoo büyüsüyle yeniden diriltip, onun kafasının içine girip, onun tarzını alıp yeniden şekillendiriyor sanki

[Mark · Rating 1 out of 5]

Shit.

[A13 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Вычурные хитросплетения слов, через которые я продирался с трудом, периодически засыпая. Вымышленная история жизни Изидора Дюкасса, написанная в стиле его Песен Мальдорора, но намного длиннее и утомительнее.
Роман больше визуальный, чем сюжетный, сплошной символизм и странные сцены.