Product details
ISBN
9781847083555
Published
2011-08-04
Publisher
Granta Books; Granta Books
Weight
231 gr
Height
198 mm
Width
129 mm
Thickness
21 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
336
Author
Biographical note
ELIAS CANETTI (1905 - 1994), winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize for Literature, was one of the major intellectual figures and polymaths of the twentieth century. A master of many genres, he is known especially for his novel, Auto Da Fe, and his great work of social theory, Crowds and Power. But Canetti's genius is perhaps nowhere more evident that in the three volumes of his autobiography, now reissued by Granta Books - The Tongue Set Free, The Torch in My Ear and The Play of the Eyes.
The third volume of Canetti's autobiography is set in Vienna between 1931 and 1937: years when the European catastrophe, already clear to anyone with eyes to see, was approaching its horrifying climax. To this great intellectual and spiritual self-portrait Canetti adds wonderful portraits of his friends and rivals: Herman Broch, Robert Musil, Fritz Wortruba, Alban Berg and Alma Mahler. Canetti brings these legends to life for modern readers as never before. Central to the book is Canetti's account of his friendship with the mysterious Doctor Sonne, a mentor whose effect on his life and work was enormous.
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The third part of the Nobel Prize Winner's classic autobiography, reissued by Granta in a stunning new paperback edition.
The third part of the Nobel Prize Winner's classic autobiography, reissued by Granta in a stunning new paperback edition.
Product details
ISBN
9781847083555
Published
2011-08-04
Publisher
Granta Books; Granta Books
Weight
231 gr
Height
198 mm
Width
129 mm
Thickness
21 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
336
Author