4.61 avg rating — 31 ratings

"One of the first mentions of 'Pataphysics in Days and Nights and the core work - Dr Faustroll"

4.22 avg rating — 152 ratings

"Some more of the birth and expansion of Jarry's science of imaginary solutions. Another wonderful collection from Atlas"

3.87 avg rating — 1,402 ratings

"'Pataphysics is a science of Ubu's own invention - and Ubu is the best known invention of Jarry"

4.41 avg rating — 140 ratings

"Alastair Brotchie's masterly biography of Jarry. A must for all 'Pataphysicians"

4.17 avg rating — 76 ratings

"The volume includes some of Jarry's work in other books by Atlas and others, but the notes are excellent"

3.89 avg rating — 66 ratings

"An early version of Ubu and an amazing, if challenging, play"

3.61 avg rating — 713 ratings

"One of Jarry's most accessible books, but none the worse for that."

3.36 avg rating — 58 ratings

"Jarry's Rome - and a possible inspiration for Artaud."

4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings

"Early works by the master"

3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings

"Second to Brotchie's biography in its completeness"

3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings

"Some of Jarry's inspirations in an exploration of the books referenced in Dr Fautroll"

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 6 ratings

"The afterlife of Ubu as Jarry and colleagues subvert contemporary popular literature"

4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings

"A must have book on the birth and growth of the College de 'Pataphysique"

3.96 avg rating — 68 ratings

"An interesting exploration by Bok, whose own writings are inspired by 'Pataphysics and OuLiPo"

3.96 avg rating — 123 ratings

"A good overview of the birth and growth of "the science" and its followers"

4.52 avg rating — 21 ratings

"One of the first introductions to 'Pataphysics in English"

3.82 avg rating — 2,765 ratings

"Vian took 'Pataphyics and added a jazz twist. "

3.58 avg rating — 3,012 ratings

"None of Vian's books stick to their supposed genre and this science fiction book using his Vernon Sullivan nom de plume is no exception"

3.62 avg rating — 1,785 ratings

4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings

"One of 'Pataphysics giants writes to another"

3.78 avg rating — 107 ratings

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3.55 avg rating — 12,828 ratings

4.15 avg rating — 40 ratings

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4.13 avg rating — 30 ratings

"Jarry's contemporary who lived a 'Pataphysical life"

4.14 avg rating — 77 ratings

"A superb updating of this classic text from Atlas exploring Jarry's contemporaries, friends and influences"

4.38 avg rating — 24 ratings

"Another Brotchie classic exploration of a great author"

4.37 avg rating — 86 ratings

4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings

"The book that introduced me to some wonderful authors"

3.58 avg rating — 78 ratings

"The spirit of Jarry lives in this early book by Pullman, even if it is not explicitly 'Pataphysical"

4.09 avg rating — 102 ratings

"OuLiPo is a department of the College de 'Pataphysique that has outstripped its alma mater in fame"

4.37 avg rating — 369 ratings

4.13 avg rating — 239 ratings

3.67 avg rating — 192 ratings

"One of the founders and leading lights of the College de 'Pataphysique"

3.68 avg rating — 379 ratings

4.03 avg rating — 3,133 ratings

3.59 avg rating — 857 ratings

3.64 avg rating — 9,856 ratings

3.95 avg rating — 881 ratings

4.05 avg rating — 13,289 ratings

"The work that is a key text of OuLiPo"

3.87 avg rating — 701 ratings

3.96 avg rating — 612 ratings

3.68 avg rating — 2,336 ratings

"Perec is one of the stars of OuLiPo"

4.35 avg rating — 171 ratings

3.56 avg rating — 200 ratings

4.03 avg rating — 335 ratings

3.82 avg rating — 1,547 ratings

3.81 avg rating — 4,478 ratings

4.26 avg rating — 4,286 ratings

3.96 avg rating — 1,929 ratings

3.74 avg rating — 3,918 ratings

4.17 avg rating — 10,436 ratings

3.44 avg rating — 11,767 ratings

"One of Calvino's most OuLiPian books"

4.01 avg rating — 115,116 ratings

4.09 avg rating — 100,122 ratings

4.14 avg rating — 21,401 ratings

3.51 avg rating — 30,654 ratings

"An evocation of the milieau Jarry lived in and a tricksy exploration of the age"

3.73 avg rating — 298 ratings

"OuLiPo's only American member"

3.91 avg rating — 161 ratings

3.91 avg rating — 162 ratings

3.86 avg rating — 322 ratings

3.87 avg rating — 365 ratings

3.90 avg rating — 566 ratings

3.80 avg rating — 379 ratings

4.05 avg rating — 220 ratings

"Another wonderful OuLiPian"

3.60 avg rating — 20 ratings

4.19 avg rating — 48 ratings

"Themerson was a great promoter of Jarry as well as an interesting writer in his own right"

3.46 avg rating — 13 ratings

"Almost an update of Breton's anthology of black humour. Some great writing and authors to explore"

3.81 avg rating — 526 ratings

"The roots of surrealism - including Jarry"

3.72 avg rating — 4,145 ratings

"Like the Pullman, not explicitly 'Pataphysical but suffused with its spirit"

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 167 ratings

"Daumal understood 'Pataphysics and this collection explores the science and its links with Daumal's own unique philiosophy"

3.86 avg rating — 970 ratings

"A very funny book which fires salvos at Daumal's sometime colleagues in the Surrealist movement "

4.21 avg rating — 61 ratings

4.08 avg rating — 3,237 ratings

"Even incomplete this novel is marvellous"

4.13 avg rating — 4,919 ratings

"One of Jarry's key inspirations as well as a precursor of Surrealism"