- Taschenbuch: 144 Seiten
- Verlag: Penguin Classics; Auflage: New Ed (4. Mai 2000)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0141182997
- ISBN-13: 978-0141182995
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 19,2 x 12,8 x 1,2 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.4 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (11 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 116.661 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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With today's headlines and talk shows, it takes a lot to shock a reader--certainly more than was required in 1902, when André Gide's The Immoralist was first published. What was seen then as a story of dereliction translates today into a tale of introspection and fierce self-discovery. While traveling to Tunis with his new bride, the Parisian scholar Michel is overcome by tuberculosis. As he slowly convalesces, he revels in the physical pleasures of living and resolves to forgo his studies of the past in order to experience the present--to let "the layers of acquired knowledge peel away from the mind like a cosmetic and reveal, in patches, the naked flesh beneath, the authentic being hidden there."
But this is not the Michel his colleagues knew, nor the man Marceline married, and he must hide his new values under the patina of what he now reviles. Bored by Parisian society, he moves to a family farm in Normandy. He is happy there, especially in the company of young Charles, but he must soon return to the city and academe. Michel remains restless until he gives his first lecture and runs into Ménalque, who has long outraged society, and recognizes in him a reflection of his torment. Finally, Michel heads south, deeper into the desert, until, as he confides to his friends, he is lost in the sea of sand, under a clear, directionless sky.
What Gide's story lacks in sensationalism is fulfilled by his descriptive prose, which evokes the exotic nature of Michel's inner and outer journey: "I did not understand the forbearance of this African earth, submerged for days at a time and now awakening from winter, drunk with water, bursting with new juices; it laughed in this springtime frenzy whose echo, whose image I perceived within myself." --Joannie Kervran Stangeland -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Taschenbuch .
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New translation by David Watson, with an introduction by Gide's most recent biographer, Alan Sheridan.
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ob man als deutscher das buch eines französischen autors auf englishc lesen muss ist ein andere frage. Dieses buch ist es wert gelesen zu werden. Die hauptperson hat ein todesnah erlebnis und ist daraufhin nur noch auf seine genesung und das volle auschöpfen seines lebens ausgerichtet. er verfolgt dieses ziel ohne rücksicht auf andere. interessant ist auch die beziehnung zu seiner frau, die er für seinen vater kurz vor seinem beinahe tod heiratete. diese frau begleitet ihn auf seiner reise und ist doch das größte opfer.
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Gide's story is about a married man whose passions for younger men and for an unencumbered life eclipse his duty to his wife who is dying of tuberculosis. Threaded throughout is an argument against following the pattern set by society (marriage, children) and finding one's own path in life. Gide's importance in queer literature is evident with this novel, as well as with "The Counterfeiters".
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Many readers of this book are inclined to compare it with the works of Camus. I grant that The Immoralist does suggest existential questions but, unlike Camus' La Chute (for instance), it simply presents the life and actions of the anti-hero without his actual and deliberate existential questioning. This is the subtle richness of Gide's writing. The Immoralist presents a unique disparity in the lavishness in description of setting, and the relatively spare characterizations. Gide does not glorify, chastise nor condemn his Michel. Michel is simply what he is, what he has become. This novel is filled with brilliant writing, lines of which one can't help but memorize. For instance, "The capacity to get free is nothing; the capacity to be free, that is the task." and also, "You cannot be sincere and at the same time seem so." Having read both Bussy's pioneer translation and Howard's later one, I much prefer the latter. It's a far more exact translation.
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Simply Amazing
This book is simply amazing. It has changed the way I view my life, and has led me to be happier with my life. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 15. Februar 2000 veröffentlicht
Very well written
I have bought this book yesterday and it took me only 2 hours to finish. That proves how well it is written. The sentences are very simple, easy to follow. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 30. Juli 1999 veröffentlicht
Apart of the canon
Gide's book is profound in impact: it's a lesson, futile in its portrayal of Michel, but vital in understanding Nietzsche's overman and Gide's presentation of Michel as a person... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 2. Juli 1999 veröffentlicht
The hard life of an unlucky man
I enjoyed this story because I just love how selfishly French writers deal with the absurd and egocentricity. Michel is a product of a careless society. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 14. Mai 1999 veröffentlicht
an interesting book
i have read this book and i found it so interesting in the beginning but when i completed it i found it a strang book because the way which written by was a new language to me. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 10. Januar 1999 veröffentlicht
It's not his Best
The Immoralist was an excellent book. I cannot give it a 5, however, because I've also read La Porte Etroite, which I thought was a great deal better. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 9. Dezember 1998 veröffentlicht
Beyond Expectation
Upon recent reading of The Immoralist, I am very enthusiastic in stating that it is one of the most impressive and enjoyable reads I've ever experienced. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 30. Mai 1998 veröffentlicht
Excellent
When I first read this book (at the age of 17), I was ripe for change and this book changed me. When I read it now, I still marvel at its classical perfection and at its core ---... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 22. März 1998 von Emre Domanic
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