Ústřičkova smutná smrt

The collection of 23 poems introduces the reader to a tragicomic world of absurdity, clever humour and undeniable authorial fidelity to strange characters of difficult appearance and fate. In a simple and rhythmic language not dissimilar to that of nursery rhymes, Burton presents the vulnerable existence of these, to say the least, strange and diverse outsiders whose lives evoke both laughter and embarrassment. All of the creatures are personified by Burton's unmistakable illustrations - like The Oyster Man, the Toxic Boy - Roch, Chumilena, and The Flea, who invite the reader-viewer to witness and participate in their bizarre births, fates, and "endings."

Czech edition