Résumé
This work is a long narrative prose poem composed of six parts called "chants".
It is an enigmatic, obscure, and non-linear narrative, whose only connecting thread is the presence of the misanthropic and evil character, Maldoror.
He is a supernatural being who has renounced conventional morality.
The work is a dark and poetic journey that delves into themes of cruelty, existential despair, and human suffering, using disturbing and unsettling imagery.
It has achieved a reputation as one of the earliest and most extraordinary examples of surrealist writing and was championed by surrealist artists in the early twentieth century.