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Edité par London. 1975. Chatto & Windus., 1975
ISBN 10 : 0701121009ISBN 13 : 9780701121006
Vendeur : Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, Etats-Unis
Livre Edition originale
deep red hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking, underlining, remainder markings etc~. first edition. first printing (same date on title & copyright pg. no additional printings indicated). 160p. endnotes. autobiography. memoirs. french literature. history of paris. history of london. ~ These revealing memoirs, written in 1882 when Stendhal was 49, describe the ups and downs of his life in Paris during the previous decade while he was struggling to earn his living as a writer. They include shrewd and witty portraits of many celebrities of contemporary Parisian society and an account of a trip to London whose mixture of comedy, political insight and tenderness has long been admired. These are not the recollections of an established figure who dutifully satisfies public curiosity, but quasi~private, confidential documents in which Stendhal emulates the frankness of Rousseau's Confessions and their subtlety in self~exploration. The result is a classic of autobiographical writing. In this new translation David Ellis captures the verve and easy naturalness of the original and makes accessible habits of mind which ( as he explains in his introduction) seem to him quintessentially French. These memoirs are valuable for the fascinating information they contain about Stendhal's life and even more so for the opportunity they provide to participate in the spontaneous workings of a uniquely alert and original mind, free from conventionality and the dictates of routine. Those who know Stendhal through The Red and The Black and The Charterhouse of Parma and his other novels will welcome Memoirs of an Egotist as further proof of his literary mastery and extraordinary personal distinctiveness. For those new to him, there could be no better initiation than this quirky, eminently characteristic and entertaining book.
Edité par Chatto and Windus, London, United Kingdom, 1975
ISBN 10 : 0701121009ISBN 13 : 9780701121006
Vendeur : Goulds Book Arcade, Sydney, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australie
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Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Translated by David Ellis. Multiple copies available. 160 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size E: 8"-9" Tall (203-228mm).