1001 Books to Read Before You Die
Based on the list/book published in 2006, general editor Peter Boxall.
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Pitch Black Comedy
"Turn me over, I'm done on this side!" βSt. Lawrence, whilst roasting on a spit
Gallows humor, black comedy, l'humour noir β whatever you call it, this is the place for it. This list includes AndrΓ© Breton's seminal anthology of dark humor, a number of the works excerpted in this anthology, and beyond. You can find a link to the complete contents of Breton's anthology in the comments.
Want more weird humor? Check out my list Nitpicky Neuroticism (Comedy Edition)!
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Read before they vanish
Amazing books that you may never have heard of because: They are out of print They fell out of favour Published through small companies Got lost in translation, or Never really found a home
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