Theory of the Great Game Writings from le Grand Jeu |
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| Edited and Translated by:
| Duncan, Dennis |
| Text by:
| Daumal, René
Gilbert-Lecomte, Roger
Henry, Maurice
Ribemont-Dessaignes, Georges |
| ISBN: | 978-1-900565-67-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2015 |
| Publisher: | Atlas Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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Between 1928 and 1930, the Paris magazine Le Grand Jeu (The Great Game) ran to three issues. During its brief period of activity, however, Le Grand Jeu was more than a little magazine that vanished in the orbit of the Surrealist movement. The journal was the public face of a tightly-bound group of artists and writers who since adolescence had systematically attacked their perceptions of reality by means such as drugs and near-death experiences. The theory of Le Grand Jeu is presented...
More DescriptionBetween 1928 and 1930, the Paris magazine Le Grand Jeu (The Great Game) ran to three issues. During its brief period of activity, however, Le Grand Jeu was more than a little magazine that vanished in the orbit of the Surrealist movement. The journal was the public face of a tightly-bound group of artists and writers who since adolescence had systematically attacked their perceptions of reality by means such as drugs and near-death experiences. The theory of Le Grand Jeu is presented in the group's own words, through the essays and articles which formed the magazine.