Al Dante

Founded in 1994, Al Dante aims to bring the most contemporary writing out of the margins. Al Dante publishes books—poetry, poetic and experimental proses, historical avant-gardes, theoretical essays, catalogs and artists' publications, anthologies, reviews—but also CDs (sound poetry, music), DVDs, journals, organizes and participates in events—readings, performances, colloquiums, exhibitions...

Al Dante's catalogue is integrated into that of Les presses du réel since 2018, and its program extended, in all its poetic and political radicality, within a new series directed by Laurent Cauwet.
 
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305 titles
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Jann-Marc Rouillan - Le tricard - Chronique du dehors d\'un interdit de séjour
Jann-Marc Rouillan
Le tricard – Chronique du dehors d'un interdit de séjour
2013
French edition
Political activist Jann-Marc Rouillan chronicles his life on parole after 25 years in prison. With illustrations by Marie-Claire Cordat.
Jérôme Bertin - Pute
Jérôme Bertin
Pute
2013
French edition
The trial of a dropout, convicted for the murders of her lover, a prostitute, and of her client, a deputy. A contemporary fable by transgressive writer Jérôme Bertin.
Frank Smith - Gaza, d\'ici-là
Frank Smith
Gaza, d'ici-là
2013
French edition
(last copies available!)
Following the lead of American objectivist poetry, Gaza, d'ici-là is a poetry-testimony based on an official document published by the UN on one of the military operations carried out in Gaza by the Israeli government.
Véronique Bergen - Edie - La danse d\'Icare
Véronique Bergen
Edie – La danse d'Icare
2013
French edition
An apocryphal autobiography of Andy Warhol's muse Edie Sedgwick.
Stéphane Nowak Papantoniou - Tentaculeux & tuberculaires
Stéphane Nowak Papantoniou
Tentaculeux & tuberculaires
2013
French edition
A collection of texts written between 2004 and 2012.
Hazem El Moukaddem - Panorama des groupes révolutionnaires armés français de 1968 à 2000
Hazem El Moukaddem
Panorama des groupes révolutionnaires armés français de 1968 à 2000
2013
French edition
(last copies available!)
An overview of French revolutionary armed groups from 1968 to 2000.
Xavier Serrano - Black Box
Xavier Serrano
Black Box
2013
French edition
20.00 10.00 €
A series of fragmentary narratives between science fiction and experimental literature, much like William Burroughs' Nova Trilogy.
Georges Ibrahim Abdallah - Collectif international pour la libération de Georges Ibrahim Abdallah
Georges Ibrahim Abdallah
Collectif international pour la libération de Georges Ibrahim Abdallah
2013
French edition
Publication documenting the case of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah—founder of the Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Factions, imprisoned in France since 1984.
Jean-Michel Espitallier - L\'Invention de la course à pied (et autres trucs)
Jean-Michel Espitallier
L'Invention de la course à pied (et autres trucs)
2013
French edition
Some thoughts on the invention of running.
Sylvain Lazarus - L\'Intelligence de la politique
Sylvain Lazarus
L'Intelligence de la politique
2013
French edition
A collection of texts investigating the field of political thought by French anthropologist and sociologist Sylvain Lazarus.
Hybridation & art contemporain
Hybridation & art contemporain
2013
French edition
A collective study on the notion of hybridization in contemporary art.
Richard Shusterman - Chemins de l\'art - Transfiguration du pragmatisme au zen
Richard Shusterman
Chemins de l'art – Transfiguration du pragmatisme au zen
2013
French edition
In this short essay, philosopher Richard Shusterman discusses Arthur Danto's aesthetic theory and develops a new reflection to go beyond the differences between art and life.
Bernard Desportes - L\'Éternité
Bernard Desportes
L'Éternité
2012
French edition
A poetic text investigating the writing of desire.
Ilse & Pierre Garnier - Poésie spatiale - Une anthologie
Ilse & Pierre Garnier
Poésie spatiale – Une anthologie
2012
French edition
Anthology dedicated to the poetic and theoretical work of Ilse & Pierre Garnier, the founders of spatialism.
Julien Blaine - Carnets de voyages - Tome VII
Julien Blaine
Carnets de voyages – Tome VII
2012
French edition
25.00 12.50 €
These notebooks recount the scientific-poetic journeys of poet Julien Blaine in search of the original language.
Jérôme Bertin - Le patient
Jérôme Bertin
Le patient
2012
French edition
A picaresque novel taking place in a psychiatric institution. Bertin's “raw” style is reminiscent of Bukowski, Céline, and Artaud.
Jacques Sivan - Des vies sur le deuil polaire
Jacques Sivan
Des vies sur le deuil polaire
2012
French edition
In this text, poet Jacques Sivan creates an imaginary planet populated by mortals, a mirror of our world through which he investigates the nature of language.
Faraj Bayrakdar - Ni vivant ni mort
Faraj Bayrakdar
Ni vivant ni mort
2012
French edition
Collection of poetry written in jail by award-winning poet and opponent to the Syrian regime Faraj Bayrakdar. With a foreword by French poet Michel Deguy.
Oscarine Bosquet - Mum is Down
Oscarine Bosquet
Mum is Down
2012
French edition
This poetic text borrows from the vocabulary of the tale to express the experience of maternal suicide.
L\'Humidité - 1970-1978
L'Humidité – 1970-1978
2012
French edition
An anthology of the most important experimental poetry review in 1970s France (25 issues + 1).
Jann-Marc Rouillan - Autopsie du dehors - Carnet d\'été d\'un relégué sous surveillance électronique
Jann-Marc Rouillan
Autopsie du dehors – Carnet d'été d'un relégué sous surveillance électronique
2012
French edition
This notebook recounts Jann-Marc Rouillan's first months outside of jail. The political activist and former member of Action directe shares his encounters with the people of Marseille and his thoughts on today's society. With illustrations by Marie-Claire Cordat.
Mustapha Benfodil - Archéologie du chaos [amoureux]
Mustapha Benfodil
Archéologie du chaos [amoureux]
2012
French edition
This novel portrays the current evils of the Algerian society with provocative and transgressive humor.
Michel Robic - Guère épais - Ébauche de roman fleuve
Michel Robic
Guère épais – Ébauche de roman fleuve
2012
French edition
A war story narrated by a soldier, from the Second World War to the decolonization.
Attaques
Attaques #01
2012
French edition
The magazine of publisher Al Dante gathers contributions of philosophical, poetic, artistic, and political interest to find new ways of thinking and creating.
Fabrikdelabeslot - Concerto pour autotypo, conques et bulles - duo (book / DVD)
Julien Blaine, Fabrikdelabeslot
Concerto pour autotypo, conques et bulles - duo (book / DVD)
2012
French edition
(last copies available!)
21.00 9.00 €
A book/DVD featuring a performance by Fabrikdelabeslot and Julien Blaine on a text by the latter (Je parle à la machine) in the printing workshops of the École Supérieure d'Art et Design Grenoble-Valence.
ORLAN - Ceci est mon corps… ceci est mon logiciel
ORLAN
Ceci est mon corps… ceci est mon logiciel
2012
French edition
This monograph is derived from a lecture given in 2009 at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels. ORLAN takes a retrospective look at her career and brings forward themes explored in her work, such as hybridization and the female body in art.
Henri Deluy - Manger la mer - Lieux, soupes et bouillabaisses autour du monde
Henri Deluy
Manger la mer – Lieux, soupes et bouillabaisses autour du monde
2011
French edition
La bouillabaisse: a world tour of recipes.
Christian Prigent - Le professeur
Christian Prigent
Le professeur
2011
French edition
A narrative divided in 28 chapters, each made up of one long sentence. A violent confrontation between the abstraction of the language and the subject dealing with pornography.
Tristan Trémeau - In art we trust - L\'art au risque de son économie
Tristan Trémeau
In art we trust – L'art au risque de son économie
2011
French edition
Tristan Trémeau investigates the institutional and market developments in the art word, and calls for the regeneration of art criticism.
Dominique Villa - A Stazzona
Jean-Michel Battesti, Dominique Villa, Vannina Maestri
A Stazzona
2011
French edition
Poetess Vannina Maestri presents A Stazzona, a theater place conceived by Jean-Michel Battesti and Dominique Villa in the Corsican town of Pioggiola.
Édith Azam - Mercure
Édith Azam
Mercure
2011
French edition
A text on the need of love communication, through the story of a narrator who strives to learn music on a keyboard drawn on a cardboard piece.
Susanne Strassmann - Art People or Employees
Susanne Strassmann
Art People or Employees
2011
bilingual edition (English / French)
39.60 19.00 €
This catalogue brings together a series of photographs by painter Suzanne Strassmann in which she deals with the specific codes of the art world and plays with the ambiguity of the interactions between artworks, art professionals, and the public.
Jérôme Bertin - Bâtard du vide
Jérôme Bertin
Bâtard du vide
2011
French edition
Jérôme Bertin's autobiographical novel tells a dissolute youth in the margins of society, from addictions and violence to psychiatric stays. With still the fierce desire to write.
Sylvain Courtoux - Still Nox
Sylvain Courtoux
Still Nox
2011
French edition
An autobiographical tale in which the author tells the story of his addiction to a powerful sleeping pill.
Marc Partouche - Le nouveau à l\'épreuve du marché - La fonction non instrumentale de la création
Maria Bonnafous-Boucher, Raphaël Cuir, Marc Partouche
Le nouveau à l'épreuve du marché – La fonction non instrumentale de la création
2011
French edition
This collective essay examines the crossroads between creation and business through various analyzes and case studies on Marcel Duchamp, Bertrand Lavier and the Brancusi trial.
David Sillanoli - Le jus de la nuit - Suivi de De la cervelle sur les murs & Le fléau de Pastisville
David Sillanoli
Le jus de la nuit – Suivi de De la cervelle sur les murs & Le fléau de Pastisville
2011
French edition
15.30 7.50 €
A story built on dream fragments inspired by subcultures (video games, Z movies, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez).
Rudy Ricciotti - L\'École internationale de Manosque
Jean-Michel Battesti, Rudy Ricciotti, Bastien Bachey
L'École internationale de Manosque
2011
French edition
This publication documents the innovative pedagogic project of the International School Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in Manosque, conceived by architects Jean-Michel Battesti and Rudy Ricciotti.
Anne-James Chaton - Vies d\'hommes illustres d\'après les écrits d\'hommes illustres (+ CD)
Anne-James Chaton
Vies d'hommes illustres d'après les écrits d'hommes illustres (+ CD)
2011
French edition
(last copies available!)
Collection of texts, each dedicated to the life of an illustrious man as seen by another illustrious man.
Jacques Sivan - OM_Anaksial (+ CD)
Cédric Pigot, Jacques Sivan
OM_Anaksial (+ CD)
2011
French edition
Artist Cédric Pigot created a bruitist composition to accompany the words and voice of poet Jacques Sivan. The CD recording comes with a 80-page publication printed on internet-found images. With an afterword by Bernard Heidsieck.
Jann-Marc Rouillan - Contre-attaques - Perspective Jean-Marc Rouillan
Jann-Marc Rouillan
Contre-attaques #02 – Perspective Jean-Marc Rouillan
2011
French edition
23.40 12.00 €
This second issue brings together contributions reflecting on the political commitment and literary work of Jean-Marc Rouillan, and shedding light on three of Rouillan's most important influences today: philosophers Daniel Bensaïd and Henri Lefebvre, and activist Pierre Goldman (with contributions by Véronique Bergen, Charles Pennequin, Julien Blaine, Rada Ivekovic, Pierre Linguanotto, Laurence Denimal, Stéphane Nowak Papantoniou…).
Julien Blaine - Bimot
Julien Blaine
Bimot
2011
French edition
An ambitious project of minimalist poetry centered on the relationship between two words.
Jean-Paul Curnier - Vingt et un tours de la question (radiophonies)
Jean-Paul Curnier
Vingt et un tours de la question (radiophonies)
2011
French edition
Collection of fictitious transcripts of radio speeches by experts on subjects such as art in life, the scarcity of water, cigarettes, or neighborhood relations. Among the 21 speeches, only one is authentic. A humoristic take on the notion of expert, and its propagandist deviation.
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