{"product_id":"by-surprise","title":"By Surprise","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \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, By Surprise is steeped in the thrillingly protean.\u003c\/p\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 Henri Michaux (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 Plume cycle, a dialogue with a Chaplinesque personification of the errant pen, as well as the travel memoir A Barbarian in Asia, the illustrated volume Stroke by Stroke, and the compilation, Darkness Moves. [publisher's note]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hanuman Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57358365163860,"sku":"A8B-37863","price":18.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1072\/9609\/6596\/files\/by_20surprise_20michaux.jpg?v=1790814973","url":"https:\/\/after8books.com\/products\/by-surprise","provider":"After 8 Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}