Autodafe, elias canettis only work of fiction, is a. Buy auto da fe by elias canetti, c v wedgwood from amazons fiction books store. Wedgwood, 1946 refers to the burning of heretics by the inquisition. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. 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. Elias canettis bestknown works is crowds and power 1960, an imaginative study of mass movements, death and disordered society which drew on history, folklore, myth, and literature. With masterly precision, canetti builds up the elements in kien himself, and his personal relationships, which will lead to his destruction. With masterly precision, canetti reveals kiens character, displaying the flawed personal relationships which ultimately lead to his destruction.
Canetti moved to england in 1938 after the anschluss to escape. Originally planned as the first in a series of eight novels examining mad visionaries, the book deals with the dangers inherent in believing. Libro nuevo o segunda mano, sinopsis, resumen y opiniones. It was also published in english as the tower of babel. The tongue set free, the torch in my ear, the play of the eyes hardcover february 26, 1999. Auto da fe is the story of peter kien, a distinguished, reclusive sinologist living in germany between the wars. If youve read the novel, there are numerous passages that explain its background, genesis. Odcinek o canettim byl nagrany jako pierwszy, jeszcze przed kupnem lampy do nagrywania, bez swiadomosci jak to wszystko powinno wygladac. Elias canetti divides autodafe into three sections. He wrote several plays, a memoir in trilogy, several nonfiction works but only one novel, autodafe. Auto da fe elias canetti free ebook download as epub. Il suo progetto originale era scrivere una commedia della follia, 8 romanzi e 8 personaggi folli ognuno in modo diverso.
Autodafe, elias canettis only work of fiction, is a staggering achievement that puts him squarely in the ranks of major european writers such as robert musil and hermann broch. The feeling that you get from auto da fe is the more deep you searching the information that hide inside the words the more you get enthusiastic about reading it. Et comme ces grands devanciers auxquels il fait souvent penser, lauteur sempare dune intuition brutale, profonde, et commence par s. Autodafe is the story of peter kien, a distinguished, reclusive sin. Auto da fe e lunico romanzo di elias canetti, autore dalla personalita estremamente interessante, inevitabilmente toccata dalle sue origini e dai suoi vagabondaggi. Publication date 1946 topics banasthali collection digitallibraryindia. Elias canetti was a remarkable writer, but he was recently vilified for his. It is the story of peter kien, a scholarly recluse who lives among and for his great library. They moved to manchester, england, but his father died in 1912, and his mother took her three sons back to the continent. Autodafe, elias canettis only work of fiction, is a staggering achievement that puts him squarely in the ranks of major european writers such as robert musil.
Follow elias canetti and explore their bibliography from s elias canetti author page. Elias canetti was a philosopher whose nonfiction work won him the nobel prize for literature in 1981. You can set own marks for this article just click on stars above and press accept. Essays and criticism on elias canetti critical essays. The way this is written, the term autodafe must be portuguese and it means the execution of nonbelievers during the portuguese inquisition. The novel reveals a man who goes mad from his love of books, which also leads to his death. Elias canetti 19051994 bulgarianborn german novelist, essayist, sociologist, and playwright, who was awarded the nobel prize for literature in 1981. Auto da fe elias canetti libro adelphi gli adelphi. A head without a world, headless world, and the world in the head.