Originally published in Paris in 1929, this collage novel by avant-gardist Max Ernst constitutes a seminal 20th-century work of art.
The artist's striking combinations of engravings from Victorian-era books and magazines, accompanied by enigmatic captions, offer a universe of mystery replete with all the possibilities of the bizarre dream world of the surreal.
Images speak, language illustrates, and the reader's imagination provides the glue.
``Irrational, violent, tender, ironic, Max Ernst h.
