Adolphe (riverrun editions)
$32.68
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
30 March 2021
Summary
‘One of the undisputed masterpieces of early nineteenth-century French prose fiction.’
From Richard Sieburth’s preface to Adolphe
Published simultaneously in London and Paris in 1816, Adolphe is the story of a tragic love affair between its narrator and his lover Ellenore, two characters locked into a fatal dance of self-destruction. In what is one of the earliest examples of autofiction, from a period when all creative endeavour was permeated by auto…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529405545 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529405548 |
| Author: | Benjamin Constant |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | riverrun |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 30 March 2021 |
| Weight: | 119g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 18mm |
| Series: | riverrun editions |
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About The Author
Benjamin Constant
Benjamin Constant (1767 - 1830) was a Swiss French political activist and writer on political theory and religion.
Richard Sieburth is a translator, essayist, editor, and literary scholar. He has gained widespread recognition for his numerous translations from both German and French literature, receiving a number of awards and prizes for his work. Sieburth is considered an authority on literary modernism, particularly the life and work of Ezra Pound. He has taught at many institutions of higher learning, serving as a professor of French and comparative literature at New York University.
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