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One of the keystones of modern French literature. I see that some fellow Goodreader's take fault with it not being surreal 'enough.' What the fuck does that even mean? Is it great beyond all proportion? Yes. Then who gives a rat's asphalted asshole what 'school' it belongs to? That's like hating Curtis Mayfield for not being Glenn Danzig: it makes no goddamn sense, especially as both are lower-case geniuses. Labels: protecting you from poison since 'whenever-the-shit' AD.

Also bear in mind the continuum. How early does this fall on Surrealisms? 'Pretty, pretty early,' says Larry David.

My second reading of this, the first half my life ago, leaves me with three takeaways:

< My favorite graphic novel (it has associative pictures that correspond to the text, hence 'graphic' novel not comic book BAMZINGZOW!)
< Even better 20-years later, as I came to it with a far greater contextual understanding of...pretty much everything.
< Still never printed in hardcover in the Queen's tongue. Certainly one of humanity's greatest crimes, right behind consigning the first three Grand Funk Railroad records to obscurity in favor of "We're An American Band" and "Some Kind of Wonderful." That's not MY Mark, Mel, and Don!*























(*May this ever be the only written text to ever draw comparisons between Breton and Grand Funk, in this Your name I pray...)