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Lautréamont

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[loh-trey-a-mawn] / loʊ treɪ aˈmɔ̃ /

noun

  1. Comte de Isidore Lucien Ducasse, 1846–70, French poet, born in Uruguay.


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Lautréamont reigned in a bouquet of star-apple-green-lemon, but in large quantities would cause stomach ache.

From The Guardian • Oct. 15, 2015

To add to the Lautréamont mix, the museum is surrounded by three chunky residential towers by Rem Koolhaas's practice OMA.

From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2012

Hijikata invited Mr. Ohno to join his dance collective, and the two worked together from 1959 to 1966 in pieces whose influences included the writings of Jean Genet, Comte de Lautréamont and Mishima.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2010

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