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The Cream of the Jest: A comedy of evasions

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    The Cream of the Jest: A comedy of evasions is a classic fantasy novel by James Branch Cabell. Readers will find themes of authors, allegories and dreams.

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    About The Cream of the Jest: A comedy of evasions

    "The Cream of the Jest: A Comedy of Evasions" by James Branch Cabell is a philosophical novel published in 1917. Writer Felix Kennaston discovers a mysterious broken disk in his garden, which becomes a sigil that unlocks vivid dreams of Ettare, an idealized woman he encounters across different historical periods. As he pursues beauty and meaning through these nocturnal visions, the line between dream and reality blurs. The novel explores humanity's eternal longing for an unattainable ideal, culminating in revelations about the sigil's true nature and what it represents.
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    Themes, setting & tropes

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    • Fantasy fiction
    • Authors
    • Allegories
    • Dreams

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    The Cream of the Jest: A comedy of evasions was written by James Branch Cabell.

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    It is usually shelved as Classic Fantasy.

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