Aragon, Louis & Watson, Simon Taylor (trans.). Paris Peasant, London : Cape 1971
Paris Peasant is widely celebrated as
one of surrealist fiction's most important and influential texts.
Described by Aragon as “a mythology
of the modern”, and “a novel that the critics would be obliged to
approach empty-handed.” Paris Peasant uses an extremely detailed
depiction of the landscape of Paris to explore metaphysical themes,
and to question current trends of thought. Aragon avoids character
development typical to fiction and veers towards unconventional forms
of narration so as to completely undermine the assumptions of the
audience and draw them into his eclectic world. The Parisian setting
is reinforced by a great detail of ephemera including maps, newspaper
clippings, cafe menus and inscriptions.
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