{"product_id":"forthcoming-henri-michaux-by-surprise","title":"[FORTHCOMING] Henri Michaux – By Surprise","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy Surprise\u003c\/em\u003e, Henri Michaux recounts in vivid detail the dislocations or déplacements of a psychedelic sojourn, where the vicissitudes of the mind are wrested in a kaleidoscopic 'paraphysics'. Across bursts of observation as dizzying as the trip itself, Michaux probes the affectations of the real and the exaltations of the as-yet unknown. With a preface by Allen Ginsberg on Michaux as humble 'genius,' a keeper of visions and dreams,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy Surprise\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis steeped in the thrillingly protean.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"productDescription\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLeaving behind a corpus of nearly 10,000 drawings and over 30 volumes of poetry, the Belgian-born French avant-garde figure\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHenri Michaux\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1899-1984) was described by John Ashbery as 'hardly a painter, hardly even a writer, but a conscience—the most sensitive substance yet discovered for registering the fluctuating anguish of day-to-day, minute-to-minute living.' With close ties to surrealist and existentialist circles, Michaux modelled his own distinct artistry through a commitment to the revelatory power of a chosen medium, whether literary or artistic. Notable works in English translation include his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlume\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecycle, a dialogue with a Chaplinesque personification of the errant pen, as well as the travel memoir\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Barbarian in Asia\u003c\/em\u003e, the illustrated volume\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eStroke by Stroke\u003c\/em\u003e, and the compilation,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDarkness Moves\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hanuman Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43134715396167,"sku":null,"price":39.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/9091\/4631\/files\/bysurprise_1000px.jpg?v=1787803215","url":"https:\/\/perimeterdistribution.com\/products\/forthcoming-henri-michaux-by-surprise","provider":"Perimeter Distribution","version":"1.0","type":"link"}