The Debauched Hospodar

In preparing this work, we had to remind ourselves repeatedly that Apollinaire was, after all, a great poet, a founder of cubism, friend to Picasso and so many others. But then there was the scene with the Chinese boy so reminiscent of Naked Lunch... The Debauched Hospodar is the tale of Prince Vibescu, Romanian decadent, who travels 'round with Culculine and Alexine, indulging in many adventures, each more impossible than the last.