The Supermale
by Alfred Jarry
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Author: Alfred JarryTranslator: Ralph Gladstone
Translator: Barbara Wright
Introduction: Barbara Wright
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); French (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-09-30
ISBN: 1878972251
Number of pages: 160
Publisher: Exact Change
Summary of The Supermale
Alfred Jarry (1873-1907) was the original transgressive author; the first word of his famous play Ubu Roi - "Shittr!" - changed the course of art and drama forever. Jarry's novels are equally outrageous, and the best of them are now again available in English. Where Exploits and Opinions of Dr. Faustroll, Pataphysician is philosophical, The Supermale is carnal. Andre Marcueil, gentleman and scientist, has the ability to make love an infinite number of times in succession. Like a mock Jules Verne, Jarry describes the manner in which this Supermale proves his claim; after 82 times with a woman, attending doctors finally hook him up to a machine instead, with whom he merges in the book's - and the Supermale's - final climax. Barbara Wright's excellent translation, first published by New Directions, has been long out of print.Literary Books
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