first edition, 1991.
san francisco: city lights books. isbn: 0872862593. 5.5 x 8 inches. 171 pages. softcover. bound in colored paper wrappers. book condition: gentle rubbing to the perimeter, mild soiling to head of block, creased front wrapper. near fine-.
first american edition, 1995.
a posthumous compilation of essays, aphorisms, and critical writings by french surrealist poet rené daumal (1908–1944), co-founder of le grand jeu and author of the cult novel "mount analogue."
daumal probes language, surrealism, and metaphysics with biting humor and clarity. his fragments move.....
first us edition, 1979.
important allegorical novel by french surrealist author. daumal describes the journey of a man who embarks on a "lewis-carrol-esque" journey through an insane asylum when he decides to quit drinking.
boulder: shambhala. 0-394-50766-5. 6x9". 121 pages. hardcover. bound in cloth-covered boards. book.....
first paperback edition, 1991. out of print.
translated from french by mark polizzotti.
rene daumal was a poet, philosopher, sanskrit scholar, and cofounder of the journal le grand jeu. he is best known in the united states for his novel "le mont analogue," published six years after his.....