Henri Michaux è stato un poeta, scrittore e pittore belga molto idiosincratico che scriveva in lingua francese. È noto per i suoi libri esoterici scritti in uno stile molto accessibile, con il suo corpo di lavoro che comprende poesia, resoconti di viaggio e critica d'arte. Michaux viaggiò molto e sperimentò con i farmaci, quest'ultimo risultato in due delle sue opere più intriganti.
Critics have compared Michaux's work to such diverse artists as Kafka, Goya, Swift, Klee and Beckett. This anthology contains selections from almost all of Michaux's major works, allowing readers to explore the haunting verbal and pictorial landscape of a 20th-century visionary.
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Poet and artist Henri Michaux (1899-1984) was one of the most original and influential figures of twentieth century French poetry. In Storms Under the Skin Jane Draycott translates poems and prose-poems from Michaux's works 1927-54.
A bilingual edition of the most famous of Henri Michaux's poetry collections, now in a new translation from the French. The figure of Plume preoccupied the great Belgian poet Henri Michaux throughout his career. Plume, meaning feather or pen, is a character who drifts from one thing to another, losing shape, taking new forms, at perpetual risk from reality. He is a personification of the imagination as subject to innumerable pratfalls and disgraces, and yet indestructible for all that. In this new bilingual edition, with translations by Richard Sieburth, the entire Plume cycle appears for the first time in English in the form in which Michaux originally published it.
"This book is an exploration. By means of words, signs, drawings. Mescaline, the subject explored." In Miserable Miracle, the great French poet and artist Henri Michaux, a confirmed teetotaler, tells of his life-transforming first encounters with a powerful hallucinogenic drug. At once lacerating and weirdly funny, challenging and Chaplinesque, his book is a breathtaking vision of interior space and a piece of stunning writing wrested from the grip of the unspeakable.Includes forty pages of black-and-white drawings.
Exploring the depths of Chinese culture, Michaux's work serves as a profound prose poem reflecting on the significance of ideograms. Through a rich tapestry of illustrations and annotations, he examines various scripts, from ancient ku-wen to k'ai-shu characters, revealing the beauty and evolution of the Chinese written language. This exploration not only highlights the aesthetic qualities of the ideograms but also their role in uniting a civilization over millennia, capturing the essence of a culture deeply intertwined with its script.
Henri Michaux's journey through the Far East, from India to the Himalayas and on to China and Japan, reveals his candid observations and unique insights into diverse cultures. Blending a fanciful travelogue with sharp commentary, he shares his vivid impressions with unfiltered honesty. This edition features the original translation by Sylvia Beach, the renowned American bookseller in Paris, highlighting the book's literary significance and cultural exploration.
This collection features three previously untranslated works by Henri Michaux, showcasing his unique insights during his mescaline experimentation. Accompanied by illustrations from both Michaux and Matta, the texts delve into the author's exploration of altered states of consciousness, creativity, and the human experience. The interplay between the written word and visual art enhances the profound themes of perception and self-discovery.
Reprezentativní výbor z díla originálního francouzského stvořitele imaginárních světů představuje básně a kratší prozaické texty spolu s uceleným souborem Pápěrka. Michauxova těžko zařaditelná tvorba na pomezí poezie a prózy se vyznačuje nevšední jazykovou invencí a promlouvá k nám řečí prazvláštně povědomé krutě absurdní reality, často na pokraji černého humoru. Václav Jamek získal za překlad této knihu cenu Josefa Jungmana za nejlepší překlad roku 2000.
