A Se Tordre

Download or read book A Se Tordre written by Alphonse Allais and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-17 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alphonse Allais (1854-1905) was a French writer and humorist. His writings are filled with word plays and absurd and minimalistic humour. He also created early samples (with humoristic intent) of silent musical pieces and monochromatic pictures. In writing, he's famous for his "holorhymes," verses which not only rhyme at the end, but are homophonous all along. "A se tordre" (1891) is a collection of short stories, which typically end with a gag or word play. I guess many of them are idiomatic, and some probably make reference to some events or social trends of the time. I confess I didn't get many of the jokes (but probably native French speakers will have it easier), but it's a nice reading anyway. As usual, this is proofread and re-formatted to the best of my knowledge. All feedback is welcome.