A Year at Work

Another Season in Hell is both a sequel to A Year at Work (Erkembode) and A Season in Hell (Rimbaud) – which makes A Year at Work the unaware prequel to Another Season in Hell. In fact, the title Another Season in Hell is an amalgamation of one of its original working titles, Another Year at Work, and Rimbaud’s A Season in Hell. It was written originally as a performance piece commissioned by The Other Room. A limited run of spiral bound versions of the text were published by Bear Press for its performance at The Kings Arms, Salford. Erkembode read the days of the week and Davis read the responses. A revised version was soon after published by if p then q (with the added subtitle a tragedy of songs sung by the sad.) A Year at Work also participated in the experimental interview series, Emergency Erkembode (2023), with its author, Erkembode.

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The information provided outlines the intricate relationship between Erkembode’s A Year at Work and its sequel, Another Season in Hell, along with the influence of Arthur Rimbaud’s A Season in Hell, to which Another Season in Hell also claims to be a sequel. It is essential to note that A Year at Work inadvertently serves as a prequel to Another Season in Hell, with the title reflecting a consolidation of its working title, Another Year at Work, and Arthur Rimbaud’s A Season in Hell. Readers are advised that the relationship between A Year at Work, A Season in Hell and Another Season in Hell is distinct, and expectations of similarity should be approached with caution. While A Year at Work and A Season in Hell lay the foundation for its successor, each work has its own narrative and essence characterised by unique themes, perspectives, and artistic expressions.