
The iconoclastic imagery and tone is typically violent and macabre, and ostensibly nihilistic. The work revolves around the misanthropic character of Maldoror, a figure of absolute evil who is opposed to God and humanity, and has renounced all ties to conventional morality and decency.


Many of the surrealists in the early 1900s cited the novel as a major inspiration to their own works and Les Chants de Maldoror, and its protagonist Maldoror, have continued to fascinate people since its publication. It was written between 18 by the Comte de Lautreamont, the pseudonym of Isidore Lucien Ducasse. Les Chants de Maldoror is a poetic novel (or a long prose poem) consisting of six cantos. Lus pour Librivox par chomicat, Christian, HANESSA, Harry, Jc Guan, Jennie Hughes, Kalynda, Lady Maria, Nadine Eckert-Boulet, Naf, Philippa, Raphaël Badawi, Tlaloc et Tuo.

Les Chants de Maldoror du Comte de Lautréamont (Isidore Lucien Ducasse).
