Quote of the day
The acceptance that all that is solid has melted into the air, that reality and morality are not givens but imperfect human constructs, is the point from which fiction begins.
Comte de Lautréamont
Born: April 4, 1846
Died: November 24, 1870  (aged 24)
Bio: Comte de Lautréamont was the pseudonym of Isidore-Lucien Ducasse, a French poet born in Uruguay. His only works, Les Chants de Maldoror and Poésies, had a major influence on modern literature, particularly on the Surrealists and the Situationists.
Known for:
- Les Chants de Maldoror
 - Maldoror and Poems
 - Poésies and complete miscellanea
 - Oeuvres complètes
 







