Before world war ii he moved with his wife veza to england and stayed there for long time. Autodafe by elias canetti meet your next favorite book. The german title is a bit more fitting but theres a reason he chose the english. The book is warped a little bit but the dust cover and book itself are great. It was also published in english as the tower of babel originally planned as the first in a series of eight novels examining mad visionaries, the book deals with the dangers inherent in believing that rigid, dissociated intellectualism and detached, dogmatic scholarship can prevail over.
Autodafe is the story of peter kien, a distinguished, reclusive sin. His writings include a monumental work of social theory, crowds and power, and three volumes of memoirs, the tongue set free, the torch in my ear, and the play of the eyes. Elias canetti 190594was awarded the nobel prize in literature in 1981. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Elias canetti was a remarkable writer, but he was recently vilified for his. Auto da fe di canetti, elias e una grande selezione di libri. Auto da fe by elias canetti intermittencies of the mind. Moreover, autodafe is one of elias canettis masterpiece. There is a terrific place to get the book autodafe a continuum book, by elias canetti by online. The conscience of words picador books by canetti, elias and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Awarded the 1981 nobel prize in literature for writings marked by a broad outlook, a wealth of ideas and artistic power. Some quotespassages the first earlier example describes how peter has yet to discover blindness, and sort of summaries the whole delusional basis of the book. With masterly precision, canetti reveals kiens character, displaying the flawed personal relationships which ultimately lead to his destruction.
Wedgwood, 1946 refers to the burning of heretics by the inquisition. Elias canetti arrived in england in 1939, fleeing hitler, with his wife and soon two mistresses. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Elias canetti has 79 books on goodreads with 37677 ratings. Remembrance of a european childhood by elias canetti, translated by joachim neugroschel. There could be nothing better than a book about someone, or a hero like peter kien, that loves books. Originally planned as the first in a series of eight novels examining mad. Il suo progetto originale era scrivere una commedia della follia, 8 romanzi e 8 personaggi folli ognuno in modo diverso. With masterly precision, canetti builds up the elements in kien himself, and his personal relationships, which will lead to his destruction. I decided to read it out of curiosity following a visit to ruse in bulgaria, where canetti was born, and reading about him in claudio magris danube, in which he describes autodafe as one.
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