The World of Alphonse Allais by Alphonse Allais

On first publication, in 1976, Clive James in the Observer said ‘Allais has been dead 70 years but his mocking tone ensures him a permanently relevant after-life’.Īnd John Sturrock in the New Statesman, ‘Allais stands, along with Jarry, at the head of the most dazzling and highly educated tradition of French humour, as witty as it is whimsical’.įaber Finds offers this rare book as a tribute not only to Alphonse Allais but also Miles Kington, two great humorists in tandem. From an ordinary phenomenon, simple sentiment or situation, he would logically deduce the looniest, most macabre and most unexpected result … His humour kept all Paris, high and low, waiting breathlessly for the paper which would carry his next tale …’

In the words of Lisa Appignanesi, ‘Allais was a consummate absurdist. 1) by Alphonse Allais translated from French by Doug Skinner. As Max Harrison said in The Times, ‘… has done a difficult job well, even preserving some of Allais’s puns’.Īlphonse Allais has been described as the greatest humorous writer ever. From Wikipedia: 'He spent much time in Notre-Dame de Paris contemplating the stained glass windows and in the National Library examining obscure medieval manuscripts.15 His friend Alphonse Allais later dubbed him 'Esotérik Satie'.

In the words of Lisa Appignanesi, Allais was a consummate absurdist. RT AmanitaVirosa2: A sensitive young man. Not an easy task, you might think, and in translating Alphonse Allais into English, Miles Kington set himself a similar challenge. Alphonse Allais has been described as the greatest humorous writer ever. So, fifty-five years before the play 433 by John Cage and almost half a century before the death of Erwin Schulhoff, Alphonse Allais was the author of if not. In one of his Independent pieces Miles Kington once referred to a volume of Edward Lear’s limericks translated into French. The Alphonse Allais suite, spacious at 70 m, air-conditioned, is ideal for a romantic break in Normandy with its 17th century atmosphere, its balcony and.

The World of Alphonse Allais by Alphonse Allais