Lautréamont, author of Songs of Maldoror, died at age of 24. He is considered one of the most mysterious authors in the 19th century. Almost 50 years after his death, his literary style is recognized by surrealists, and for them, he is a pioneer of surrealism. The works of Lautréamont are: Songs of Maldoror, Poetry. The style of Songs of Maldoror resembles that of Gothic fiction. As a avant-garde of anti-literature, Songs of Maldoror centers on death, violence, fantasy, terrible scene, unconscious act.