The Key to Reality (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781645250913)

"Everything I imagine exists. So what exists is greater than what I imagine."

Originally published in 1944, and here presented for the first time in English, expertly translated from the French by Sue Boswell, The Key to Reality, by the avant-garde Romanian author Ilarie Voronca, is one of the great surrealist short story collections. Featuring fifteen pieces of prose, including a selection of dream-like "notes", the present book introduces the reader to an office worker who has in his desk drawer, amongst other things, a horse and a tree; a story-teller who has a path running through his bedroom; a street vendor whose customers might be imaginary, as might be his wares. At once enchanting, visionary, and poignant, The Key to Reality is a masterpiece of narrative reflection that operates like a series of magic spells which, with great poetic beauty, transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.

Author: Ilarie Voronca, Brendan Connell
ISBN-10: 1645250911
ISBN-13: 9781645250913
Publisher: Snuggly Books
Language: English
Published: 03/29/2022
Pages: 162
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.37d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/31/2022