Roland Topor
Born
in Paris, France
January 07, 1938
Died
April 16, 1997
Genre
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The Tenant
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57 editions
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1964
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Four roses for Lucienne
8 editions
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1967
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Najpiękniejsza para piersi na świecie
by
10 editions
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published
1986
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Mémoires d'un vieux con
20 editions
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published
1975
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La Princesse Angine
10 editions
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published
1967
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Joko’s Anniversary
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11 editions
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1969
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Dziennik Paniczny
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4 editions
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published
1989
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Cafe Panika; Historyjki taksówkowe
11 editions
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1982
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Head-to-Toe Portrait of Suzanne
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7 editions
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1978
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A Cozinha Canibal
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10 editions
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1970
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“Look at me, I'm not worthy of your anger, I'm nothing but a dumb animal who can't prevent the noisy symptoms of his decay, so don't waste your time with me, don't dirty your hands by hitting me, just try to put up with the fact that I exist. I'm not asking you to like me, I know that's impossible, because I'm not likeable, but at least do me the kindness of despising me enough to ignore me”
― The Tenant
― The Tenant
“Martians â€� they were all Martians. But they were ashamed of it, and so they tried to conceal it. They had determined, once and for all, that their monstrous disproportions were, in reality, true proportion, and their inconceivable ugliness was beauty. They were strangers on this planet, but they refused to admit it. They played at being perfectly at home. He caught a glimpse of his own reflection in a shop window. He was no different. Identical, exactly the same likeness as that of the monsters. He belonged to their species, but for some unknown reason he had been banished from their company. They had no confidence in him. All they wanted from him was obedience to their incongruous rules and their ridiculous laws. Ridiculous only to him, because he could never fathom their intricacy and their subtlety.”
― The Tenant
― The Tenant
“Death was the Earth. Having sprung from her, the budding forms of life attempted to liberate themselves from her embrace. They set their sights on the free and open spaces. Death let them do as they wished, because she was very partial to the idea of life. She contented herself with keeping a watchful eye on her flock, and when she felt that they were fully ripe she devoured them up as if they were so many morsels of sugar. The she lay back and slowly digested the nourishment that would replenish her womb, happy and satiated as a pampered cat.”
― The Tenant
― The Tenant
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