LE CHANTS de MALDOROR and Poems - by Comte de Lautreamont - Decadent Sadistic Surrealistic Novel

LE CHANTS de MALDOROR:  by Le Comte de Lautreamont

Noir Humor/ Decadent/ Sadistic/ Surrealistic/ Novel

"It is not right that everyone should read the pages which follow; only a few will be able to savour this bitter fruit with impunity"

So wrote the self-styled author Comte de Lautreamont at the beginning of his sensational novel 'Chants de Maldoror' - Le Comte de Lautreamont was the pen name used by the French author Isidore Ducasse (1846-1870) and this work is one of the earliest and most astonishing examples of surrealist writing ever. The writer's mysterious life and death are no more less interesting than his infamous classic incendiary novel of 'black/noir humor'.

Lautreamont's fantasy world - part visionary dream and part nightmare - is populated with with bizarre creatures and strange people and the writing is drenched in unrestrained sadistic savagery, startling imagery and delirious menace and mayhem - it possesses a macabre, erotic, blasphemous, grandiose, hallucinatory quality quite un-like any other book...

From the Book:

"For my part, I use my genius to depict the delights of cruelty - delights which are not transitory or artificial - but which began with man and will end with him. Cannot genius be allied with cruelty in the secret resolutions of Providence ? Or can one, being cruel, not have genius ? The proof will be seen in my words. You have only to listen to me, if you wish....  Excuse me, for a moment it seemed as if my hair was standing on end - but it is nothing, for I had no trouble putting them back in place again with my hand..."

Andre Breton, Alfred Jarry, Andre Gide, Paul Verlaine and Modigliani all hailed it as a work of genius - and is said to be one of the inspirational cornerstones of Surrealism.

This volume also includes a translation of his Poesies/ Poems

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PSYCHOPATHIA SEXUALIS: The Case Histories - By Richard von Krafft-Ebing

PSYCHOPATHIA SEXUALIS: The Case Histories - By Richard von Krafft-Ebing

Lustmurder, Necrophilia, Pederasty, Coprophilia, Fetishism, Bestiality, Transvestism, Transexuality,  Sadomasochism, Self Mutilation, Exhibitionism; All these and numerous other psycho-sexual disorders are detailed in the 237 case histories that make up this book - the legendary PSYCHOPATHIA SEXUALIS.

Unavailable for years, this landmark text on the early study of sexual mania and deviancy is presented in this current version - highlighting the cases chosen by Krafft-Ebing himself to appear in the 12th and final edition of the book, the culmination of his life's work compiled shortly before his death. Originally published in 1886 it was first to use the terms 'sadism' & 'masochism'. An essential reference book on early medical and psychiatric diagnosis of sexual derangement and deviation - from well known cases like Jack the Ripper to the most obscure and extreme instances of perversion and sexual behavior known to psychiatrists and criminologists at the time.

Creation Books - 251 Page Paperback - No Illustrations - **ADULT CONTENT** - Price: $12.00

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H.P. LOVECRAFT'S THE HAUNTER OF THE DARK: And Other Grotesque Visions - The Art of John Coulthart

H.P. LOVECRAFT'S THE HAUNTER OF THE DARK: And Other Grotesque Visions

Art by John Coulthart  Introduction by Alan Moore

This presents all of John Coulthart's harrowing Lovecraft / Cthulhu inspired black & white artwork from the past decade - including two complete illustrated story adaptations and over 40 pages of drawings and paintings - Unique fantastic Cthulhu inspired art and illustrated Lovecraft stories by John Colthart. Coulthart's style is highly detailed, intricate and dense - showing influences of H.R. Giger, Salvador Dali, Odilon Redon, Aubrey Beardsley and others - Any Lovecraft fan will enjoy these interpretations of his dark fantasy world - Amazing Art !!

Also includes, The Great Old Ones - a kabbalah of images of Lovecraft's otherworldly gods, with accompanying text by the legendary Alan Moore.

Creation/Oneiros 2006 Edition -136 Page Paperback - These copies have very slight shelf-wear - Many many b&w illustrations - Excellent Book - PRICE: $15.00

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FROM The Book HAUNTER OF THE DARK: