{"product_id":"the-demon-of-the-absurd-paperback","title":"The Demon of the Absurd - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRachilde\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eShawn Garrett\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eMarcel Schwob\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere is no other reality than things invented by an inimitable imagination. Everything else is foolishness or error. . . . If Rachilde is the only one to be frightened by mirrors, to contemplate in the glory of the sunset or the hermetic castle where she will never enter, to experience the pangs of death for a pulled tooth, it is because she sees further than we. The master of the absurd has entered our bodies, according to Jesus' permission, and our sight has become obscured. If Rachilde's tales seem absurd to the demon named \"Legion,\" we can be sure that they contain an invaluable part of the truth.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Thus wrote Marcel Schwob in his introduction to Rachilde's classic collection of Decadent stories, \u003cem\u003eThe Demon of the Absurd\u003c\/em\u003e, first published in 1894 and here presented for the first time in English, in a translation by Shawn Garrett. These tales and \u003cem\u003epièces de théâtre\u003c\/em\u003e, uniting tragedy and comedy, horror and deep mystery, in their sum total, represent a major work by the Queen of Decadence.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 142\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749175197984,"sku":"9781645251514","price":24.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/157e8cd493c9c234747fce7ee6ec0eac.webp?v=1779925526","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-demon-of-the-absurd-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}