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Rimbaud in Java: The Lost Voyage
by
Jamie James
In A Season in Hell, at the age of eighteen, the French poet Arthur Rimbaud predicted the rest of his life: 'My day is done; I'm leaving Europe. The sea air will burn my lungs; lost climes will tan my skin.' Three years later, in 1876, he joined the Royal Army of the Dutch Indies as an infantryman and sailed for Java, where he promptly deserted and fled into the jungle. It
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Paperback, 128 pages
Published
October 16th 2011
by Editions Didier Millet
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Zadie Smith gave a wonderful review of this in the October Harpers. Excerpt:
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He is obsessively enthusiastic about Rimbaud, and so, like his fellow devotees, is profoundly, perhaps irrationally interested in whether or not Rimbaud smoked opium out there in the jungle, or had a lover, or took the Prins van Oranje steamer or a local phinisi schooner on his return journey — all of which it’s impossible to know. Such speculations fascinate James, and he weaves the possibilities into his understanding
A great read that weaves together Rimbaud's life and work, the state of colonialism, and the conditions in Dutch East Indies. It is a fascinating look at Rimbaud's journey for which there is hardly any documentary evidence. James is a compelling author who shares his obsession with Rimbaud page by page, until I was completely hooked. I read it in one sitting ... ok, I was on a 17 hour flight across the Pacific.
Since I saw the movie Total Eclips starring Leonardo Dicaprio as Rimbaud I would like to know a bit more about this 19th century French poet. Exciting to learn Rimbaud wrote his best (and actually all his poetry and master pieces) before the age of 21. Interesting to learn he travelled to Java during the period he broke totally with poetry.
The period he spend in Java has been very short. He joined the Dutch Colonial Army but deserted shortly after his arrival. About the travel back and forth, al ...more
The period he spend in Java has been very short. He joined the Dutch Colonial Army but deserted shortly after his arrival. About the travel back and forth, al ...more
Biografía de Rimbaud para nerds de Rimbaud. Qué hizo, qué vio, a dónde fue, qué drogas probó, a quién se cogió, etc. El autor propone que en "Una temporada en el infierno" Rimbaud predijo algunas características de su vida luego de abandonar Europa y la poesia.
A thrill, excellent. New insight of the poet.
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