Surrealism

Surrealist works feature the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions and non sequitur; however, many Surrealist artists and writers regard their work as an expression of the philosophical movement first and foremost, with the works being an artifact.

Kafka on the Shore
Nadja
The Metamorphosis
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
The Hearing Trumpet
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
1Q84 (1Q84, #1-3)
Manifestoes of Surrealism
The Trial
The Master and Margarita
After Dark
Story of the Eye
A Wild Sheep Chase (The Rat, #3)
The Complete Stories of Leonora Carrington
Paris Peasant
Piranesi by Susanna ClarkeArea X by Jeff VandermeerRoadside Picnic by Arkady StrugatskyHard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki MurakamiThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Dreamscapes
109 books — 61 voters

The Adding Machine by William S. BurroughsThe Soft Machine by William S. BurroughsThe Ticket That Exploded by William S. BurroughsThe Third Mind by William S. BurroughsWoman's World by Graham Rawle
Cut-up technique
47 books — 12 voters
Absurd Incredulity. Inconceivable Calamity by Mark ComstockOulipo Laboratory by Raymond QueneauMalpertuis by Jean RayThe Way Home by Harry MathewsGeorges Perec and the Oulipo by Georges Perec
Atlas Anti-Classics
24 books — 6 voters

House in the Tall Grass by January JosephineStinkpot by January JosephineThe Torture Garden by Octave MirbeauLes Onze Mille Verges; or, The Amorous Adventures of Prince M... by Guillaume ApollinaireSchwester Monika (Sammlung Zenodot rotische Bibliothek) by E.T.A. Hoffmann
Erotica Obscura
16 books — 7 voters
DallerGut Dream Department Store by Lee Mi-yeThe Tatami Galaxy by Tomihiko MorimiYours Celestially by Al HessOf Thunder & Lightning by Kimberly WangProkaryote Season by Leo Fox
Weirdcore Reads
7 books — 1 voter

André Breton
Perhaps my life is nothing but an image of this kind; perhaps I am doomed to retrace my steps under the illusion that I am exploring, doomed to try and learn what I simply should recognize, learning a mere fraction of what I have forgotten.
André Breton

Marcel Duchamp
I have forced myself to contradict myself in order to avoid conforming to my own taste.
Marcel Duchamp

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