Impressions of Africa
By: Raymond Roussel ; translated [from the French] and with an introduction by Mark Polizzotti
Contributors: Polizzotti, Mark
Publisher: Dalkey Archive Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Champaign, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9781564786241
Subjects: Shipwreck victims; Captivity; Fiction
Work titles: Impressions d'Afrique
Description: While shipwrecked in a mythical African land, passengers stage a gala and entertain the chieftain Talou, their captor, with bizarre performances, including a zither-playing worm, a marksman who can peel an egg at fifty yards, and others.