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Alfred Jarry
1873 – 1907
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryAlfred Jarry was a French symbolist writer who is best known for his play Ubu Roi (1896), often cited as a forerunner of the Dada, Surrealist, and Futurist movements of the 1920s and 1930s and later the theatre of the absurd in the 1950s and 1960s. He also coined the term and philosophical concept of 'pataphysics.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
September 8, 1873
Laval
Date of death
November 1, 1907
Paris
Citizenship
France
Occupations & fields
playwrightpoetnovelistwriterprintmakercritic
Awards & honours
Concours général
Notable works
Exploits and Opinions of Dr. Faustroll, PataphysicianUbu roi
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