This article tackles the issue of alienation in the Gestes et opinions du Docteur Faustroll, pataphysicien, by Alfred Jarry. To do so, it analyzes a few of the metaphorical islands found in Book III, “De Paris à Paris par mer”. The analysis also posits a link with a lacanian concept: lalangue. Key words: Alfred Jarry, Jacques Lacan, alienation, Island
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