Theory of the Great Game: Writings from Le Grand Jeu

by Hendrik Cramer, G.E Monod-Herzen, Saint-Pol-Roux, et al.

This book collects the writings of a radical group of writers close to Paris Surrealism--principally Ren Daumal and Roger Gilbert-Lecomte--as published in their now legendary magazine, Le Grand Jeu (The Great Game). Le Grand Jeu ran to three issues between 1928 and 1930, before collapsing due to its editors' infighting, drug use and vehemently unreasonable aspirations for both art and life. The Grand Jeu is often associated with Surrealism...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1900565676
• ISBN13: 9781900565677
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Atlas Press LLC
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 7.6"