The Conductor and Other Tales

The Conductor and Other Tales

First published in French in 1950 in a limited edition of 100 copies, then republished in 1953 (and enthusiastically praised by AndrÃ© Breton), The Conductor and Other Tales is Jean Ferryâ€™s only published book of fiction. It is a collection of short prose narratives that offer a blend of pataphysical humor and surreal nightmare: secret societies so secret that one cannot know if one is a member or not, music-hall acts that walk a tightrope from humor to horror, childhood memories of a man never born, and correspondence from countries that are more states of mind than geographical locales. Lying somewhere between Kafkaâ€™s parables and the prose poems of Henri Michaux, Ferryâ€™s tales read like pages from the journal of a stranger in a familiar land. Though extracts have appeared regularly in Surrealist anthologies over the decades, The Conductor has never been fully translated into English until now. This edition includes four stories not included in the original French edition and is illustrated throughout with collages by Claude BallarÃ©.
Jean Ferry (1906â€“1974) made his living as a screenwriter for such filmmakers as Luis BuÃ±uel and Louis Malle, cowriting such classics as Henri-Georges Clouzotâ€™s Le Quai des orfÃ¨vres and script-doctoring Marcel CarnÃ©â€™s Les Enfants du paradis. He was the first serious scholar and exegete of the work of Raymond Roussel (on whom he published three books) and a member of the CollÃ¨ge de â€™Pataphysique.
Country USA
Brand Wakefield Press
Manufacturer Wakefield Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber illustrations
ReleaseDate 2013-11-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781939663016

Country	USA
Brand	Wakefield Press
Manufacturer	Wakefield Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	illustrations
ReleaseDate	2013-11-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781939663016

The Conductor and Other Tales

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