Exploits & opinions of Doctor Faustroll, pataphysician :
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[Book]
Other Title Information
a neo-scientific novel /
First Statement of Responsibility
by Alfred Jarry ; translated & annotated by Simon Watson Taylor ; introduction by Roger Shattuck
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
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Boston, MA :
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Exact Change,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1996
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xviii, 139 p. :
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ill. ;
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21 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-139)
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Jarry is best known as the author of the proto-Dada play Ubu Roi, but this anarchic novel of absurdist philosophy is widely regarded as the centerpiece to his oeuvre. Exploits and Opinions of Dr. Faustroll recounts the adventures of the inventor of "Pataphysics ... the science of imaginary solutions"
UNIFORM TITLE
General Material Designation
Gestes et opinions du Docteur Faustroll, pataphysicien.
Language (when part of a heading)
English
PARALLEL TITLE PROPER
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Exploits and opinions of Doctor Faustroll pataphysician