The world of Alphonse Allais
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Author
Contributions
- Kington, Miles. - Contributor
Publication
1976 - Chatto & Windus, London, England
Language
English
Word Count
40,000 words, Guess
Page Count
160 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL4590262M
- ISBN-100701121777
- OCLC Control Number2790098
- OCLC Control Numberworldofalphonsea0000alla
- Library of Congress Control Number77352386
and 2 more
- LibraryThing2261268
- Goodreads2540504
Classifications
- DDC848/.8/07
- LCCPQ2601.L6 A25
Description
"Alphonse Allais has been described as the greatest humorous writer France ever produced, and Jean Cocteau called him 'the prince of storytellers,' yet he has hardly been heard of in England -- for the simple reason that he has never before been translated into English. Because his humour is too French? On the contrary, the French have always felt there was something a little too English about Allais...This selecton of some seventy pieces, translated and introduced by Miles Kington, literary editor of Punch, brings the full range of his inspired virtuosity to an English audience (perhaps his true audience?) for the first time" -- Front jacket flap.
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