Tag Archives: Antonin Artaud

The Next Novel: Theater of Cruelty

The next novel really digs into the Artaud-Desnos story: Artaud’s Theater of Cruelty and The Cenci, the Desnos-Foujita-Youki triangle, Artaud’s break with Lise Deharme, Desnos going with Artaud to get a steel tip for his cane, Artaud’s trip to Mexico and his eventual incarceration. It will be long – a good 500 pages – andContinue reading “The Next Novel: Theater of Cruelty”

Artaud and Desnos: Spread Their Story!

Do you visit the library! (You should.) Do you have a library card? Would you like more people to encounter the writings of Antonin Artaud and Robert Desnos? Then make a request at your library to add Traitor Comet and L’Etoile de Mer (The Starfish) to the collection at your local library! You can requestContinue reading “Artaud and Desnos: Spread Their Story!”

L’Étoile de Mer – Book Two!

L’Étoile de Mer (The Starfish), the sequel to Traitor Comet, is at the publisher and will come out this year! This is book two in my novel series on the lives and friendship of Antonin Artaud and Robert Desnos. Again, the title was inspired by a work by Desnos.

Another 5-Star Review for Traitor Comet!

At LibraryThing (early reviewers program) “Traitor Comet is a novel about a man who cannot see inside himself anymore. Since Geoffrey Wilhelm Weidmann is his only true witness, he cannot understand himself and needs to seek out those who can help him gain insight. In his past, Geoff had been a roughneck, a student ofContinue reading “Another 5-Star Review for Traitor Comet!”