Champavert

ALASTOR PRESS 

Pétrus Borel (1809-59), who called himself the lycanthropist – the werewolf – is now presented for the first time in Swedish, with his main work, the short story collection Champavert. Seven cruel stories of violence and passion, written with a frenzied fury that foreshadows both Lautréamont and Kafka as well as the later surrealists. “The werewolf’s rage is all-encompassing, all-consuming, and still manages to shock its readers. His prose points straight ahead towards the horrors of the 20th century, towards revolutions and wars of extermination,” writes Elias Wraak in his foreword. “His short stories are little black machines that he twists open and lets loose.”

Title: Champavert
Original title: Champavert. Contes immoraux
Author: Pétrus Borel
Language: Swedish
Translator: Elias Wraak

Designer: Susanne Johansson
Format: Danish hardcover
Number of pages: 290
Published: August 2016

ISBN: 978-91-89633-41-4

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Alastor Press is a Swedish independent publisher with a focus on literature that moves in the dark, esoteric and artistically distinctive. The publisher is known for its careful editions of both classic and contemporary works in areas such as decadence, symbolism, horror and philosophical fiction. With an eye for the obscure and cult, Alastor Press highlights writing that challenges, seduces and lingers.