The long-awaited new translation of the most dazzling and unclassifiable work of fiction in any language.
Raymond Roussel (1877-1933), born in Paris, was a French novelist, playwright, and poet. Unpopular during his lifetime, his works were highly influential to the Surrealist movement and the development of the nouveau roman. Mark Polizzotti is the translator of more than thirty books from the French. His articles and reviews have appeared in The Wall Street Journal and The Nation. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
