This is the first publication in English of the anthology that contains Breton's definitive statement on l'humour noir, one of the seminal concepts of Surrealis

Edited by the author of The Sellout, winner of the 2016 Man Booker Prize, Hokum is a liberating, eccentric, savagely comic anthology of the funniest writing by

Chronicles the history of the Black Joke, a ship in the British Royal Navy's anti-slavery squadron, and its quest to liberate as many enslaved people as possibl

Provides an examination of the use of dark humor in classic literary works.

Also called comedy of the absurd, and entropic comedy, black humor is associated with the late 50s and beyond, but some critics argue that it's been around for