Monsieur de Bougrelon and Other Stories von Jean Lorrain

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Monsieur de Bougrelon, which originally appeared in serial form in Le Journal between 20 January and 10 May 1897, is here presented in English in a wonderful and fully annotated translation by Brian Stableford. This literary masterpiece, the eponymous "hero" of which is an extraordinary invention, remarkably exotic even by the standards of an era in which the intersection of neo-Naturalist and Symbolist Movements had created an intense interested in abnormal psychologies, is, for all its calculated eccentricity a strangely poignant work. It is not surprising that Monsieur de Bougrelon continued to haunt the author long after he had completed its composition and, as literary revenants go, the character is one of those most likely to make a liminal but profound impression even in today's world. In addition to the title novella, the present volume includes nine delightful stories from Lorrain's later period, which have never before appeared in English.

Monsieur de Bougrelon, which originally appeared in serial form in Le Journal between 20 January and 10 May 1897, is here presented in English in a wonderful and fully annotated translation by Brian Stableford. This literary masterpiece, the eponymous "hero" of which is an extraordinary invention, remarkably exotic even by the standards of an era in which the intersection of neo-Naturalist and Symbolist Movements had created an intense interested in abnormal psychologies, is, for all its calculated eccentricity a strangely poignant work. It is not surprising that Monsieur de Bougrelon continued to haunt the author long after he had completed its composition and, as literary revenants go, the character is one of those most likely to make a liminal but profound impression even in today's world. In addition to the title novella, the present volume includes nine delightful stories from Lorrain's later period, which have never before appeared in English.

AutorLorrain, Jean
EinbandKartonierter Einband (Kt)
Erscheinungsjahr2020
Seitenangabe222 S.
LieferstatusFolgt in ca. 5 Arbeitstagen
AusgabekennzeichenEnglisch
AbbildungenPaperback
MasseH21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.4 cm 319 g
VerlagSnuggly Books

Über den Autor Jean Lorrain

Jean Lorrain, 1855 in Fécamp, Département Seine-Maritime, geboren, gilt als einer wichtigsten Vertreter des Französischen Symbolismus. Er war Autor von Gedichten, Kurzgeschichten und Romanen. Er berichtete unter dem Pseudonym Raitif de la Bretonne über die Pariser Nachtwelt, und war bekannt für sein dandyhaftes Auftreten und seine offen gelebte Homosexualität. Er betätigte sich darüber hinaus als Skandalreporter und war eine typische Figur der Bohème in der Belle Époque. Er starb 1906 in Paris und hatte sich im Laufe seines Lebens den Beinamen »Prinz der Dekadenz« redlich verdient. Christoph Pollakowski, 1964 in Saarlouis geboren, arbeitet seit 1992 als Diplombibliothekar an der Universität Marburg. Leo Pinke, 1992 bei Marburg geboren, lebt in Rennes und Leipzig. Er promoviert zur deutschsprachigen Rezeption moderner französischer Poesie und übersetzt aus dem Französischen.

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