Absurdity ad Absurdum: On Translating Gaston de Pawlowski
Written amidst the depths of World War I and society's growing faith in science, Pawlowski's absurdities are an elegant, far-sighted critique of the church of innovation. More
New Inventions and the Latest Innovations
Published in French in 1916, Gaston de Pawlowski’s book is a catalog of absurd imaginary gadgets and “improvements,” and an early satire on consumer society and the cult of… More