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Item: La Pierre et l’Oreiller

Christian Dotremont

1955

Book, 18.8 x 12.6 cm, 224 p, language: French, publisher: Gallimard (2004), ISBN: 9782070739295.
Materials: Ink, paper

Collection: Collection M HKA, Antwerp (Inv. no. B 2027/48).

Literary synopsis

This book of Christian Dotremont is in the form of a novel in the first person, although many passages in fact reproduce the interior monologue of the narrator. The story is simple, almost trivial, but with seemingly harmless phrases that sometimes turn close to the spoken language, the author expresses deep thoughts about life and relationship to the world.

Novel's website

Authorship: Artist Author.

Creative Strategy: No Link to Artworks.

Genre: Autobiography.

Publishing: Publishing House.

Theme: Art, Death, Subjective Experience.

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Christian Dotremont was Belgian poet and energetic cultural figure who is probably best known as one of the founders of the experimental art

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