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A Season In Hell & The Drunken Boat
By Arthur Rimbaud

Translated From The French By Louise Varese

With A Contribution By Patti Smith

New Directions Is Pleased To Announce The Relaunch Of The Long-Celebrated Bilingual Edition Of Rimbaud’S A Season In Hell & The Drunken Boat — A Personal Poem Of Damnation As Well As A Plea To Be Released From “The Examination Of His Own Depths.” Rimbaud Originally Distributed A Season In Hell To Friends As A Self-Published Booklet, And Soon Afterward, At The Age Of Nineteen, Quit Poetry Altogether. New Directions’ Edition Was Among The First To Be Published In The U.S., And Quickly Became A Classic. Rimbaud’S Famous Poem “The Drunken Boat” Was Subsequently Added To The First Paperbook Printing. Allen Ginsberg Proclaimed Arthur Rimbaud As “The First Punk” — A Visionary Mentor To The Beats For Both His Recklessness And His Fiery Poetry. This New Edition Proudly Dons The Original Alvin Lustig Designed Cover, And A Introduction By Another Famous Rebel — And Now National Book Award-Winner — Patti Smith.

Trim Size: 5.2 X 0.4 X 8 Inches

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