…were mingled, as in his Mélusine (1920), a proto-Surrealist work that reinterpreted an ancient legend with great originality and daring. This combination of elements is also present in his short-story collections, Nocturnal (1919) and Réalités fantastiques (1923; “Fantastic Realities”). Satire and picaresque were also within his range, as in Bass-Bassina-Boulou…
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