
A striking snapshot of early‑20th‑century avant‑garde writing, this issue bursts with vivid, music‑infused verse and daring prose that flirts with the surreal. The pieces echo the restless energy of a world on the brink, using fragmented images—faded stars, trembling violins, phosphorescent bones—to pull listeners into a dream‑like landscape where sound and silence collide.
Across the pages you’ll encounter a kaleidoscope of themes: the fevered heat of fire and the cool whisper of lavender water, a macabre parade through heaven and hell, and a fierce commentary on the looming war in Europe. Each fragment feels like a pulse, inviting you to linger on its strange beauty while hinting at the turbulent era that birthed it. The collection offers a compelling, immersive experience that captures the restless spirit of a time when art was reshaping the very language of feeling.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (161K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Jens Sadowski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. This book was produced from images made available by the Modernist Journal Project, Brown and Tulsa Universities, http://www.modjourn.org.
Release date
2020-12-30
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
A collection shaped by many different voices, backgrounds, and eras, bringing together a wide range of styles and perspectives in one place.
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