Alfred Jarry: A Critical and Biographical Study by Keith Beaumont

At the root of all the avant-garde of the 20th century is Alfred Jarry, a strange, hilarious and surreal little man whose enormous influence remains under-acknowledged and misunderstood. This wonderful study goes some way to correcting that, the author of Ubu Roi and his world of ‘pataphysics’ brought to life through images, analysis and anecdote. A great book. Near Fine, this is the first edition, published in 1984 by Leicester University Press.