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Hypnos
René Char
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Description for Hypnos
Hardback. Rene Char (1907-88) is considered the most important French poet of his generation. A tribute to the individual men and women who fought at his side, this book is also a celebration of the power of art to combat terror and to transform our lives. Translator(s): Hutchinson, Mark. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 88 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 134 x 217 x 13. Weight in Grams: 230.
Rene Char (1907 - 88) is considered the most important French poet of his generation. A member of the surrealists in the early 1930s, he became increasingly preoccupied by the rise of Nazi Germany and later played a key role in the French Resistance. Hypnos is both a document of unique importance in the history of the French Resistance and a classic of modern European literature. Based on a journal Char kept during his time in the Maquis, it is composed of short prose fragments that range from abrupt and sometimes enigmatic meditations in which the poet seeks out his ... Read more
Rene Char (1907 - 88) is considered the most important French poet of his generation. A member of the surrealists in the early 1930s, he became increasingly preoccupied by the rise of Nazi Germany and later played a key role in the French Resistance. Hypnos is both a document of unique importance in the history of the French Resistance and a classic of modern European literature. Based on a journal Char kept during his time in the Maquis, it is composed of short prose fragments that range from abrupt and sometimes enigmatic meditations in which the poet seeks out his ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
88
Condition
New
Series
The French List
Number of Pages
72
Place of Publication
Greenford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857422170
SKU
V9780857422170
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About René Char
Rene Char (1907 - 88) was a prominent twentieth-century French poet. In 1983, he became the first French poet to have his work collected in Gallimard's Bibliotheque de la Pleiade in his own lifetime. Mark Hutchinson was born in London in 1957 and settled in France in 1981. His translations from French have appeared widely in reviews and anthologies.
Reviews for Hypnos
"The finest book written about the Resistance....A kind of monologue of absolute truth, sorrow, and doubt." (George Steiner)"