A Sinister Assassin presents translations of Antonin Artaud's largely unknown final work of 1947-48, revealing new insights into his obsessions with the human anatomy, sexuality, societal power, creativity and ill-will. Artaud's preoccupations are seminally those of the contemporary world. Those last writings form the most extraordinary element of Artaud's entire prolific body of work-and is the element now most enduringly inspirational, for artists, filmmakers, musicians, writers, choreogr ...