Jean Cocteau
"Raymond Roussel, or genius in the pure state."

Book Description
Fiction/ Autobiobraphy/ Translation/ Black Studies: Raymond Roussel's story Among the Blacks (translated by Ron Padgett), together with Ron Padgett's memoir about growing up among black people.

Language Notes
Text: English, French

About the Author
Ron Padgett is the author of many books of poetry and translations. He lives in New York City.