Ubu Roi by Alfred Jarry

A stunning, controversial work that immediately outraged audiences with its scatological references during the 1896 premiere, the farce satirizes the tendency of the successful bourgeois to abuse his authority and become irresponsibly complacent. Championed by Dadaists and Surrealists as the first absurdist drama, Ubu Roifeatures a main character that is cruel, gluttonous, and grotesque--the author's metaphor for modern man.

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The 978th greatest fiction book of all time


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  1. - 74th on Pour une Bibliothèque Idéale (Raymond Queneau)

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Ubu Roi: Drame En Cinq Actes En Prose, Restituté En Son Intégrité Tel Qu'il A Été Représentée Par Les Marionnettes Du Théâtre De L'oeuvre Le 10 ... Musique De Claude Terrasse (French Edition) Paperback 18559696 $22.75 2014
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Ubu: Ubu roi, Ubu cocu, Ubu enchaine, Ubu sur la Butte (Collection Folio Classiique 980) Mass Market Paperback 1006382 $9.92 $1.91 1998
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