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ISBN: 0374518025

ISBN13: 9780374518028

The Tongue Set Free

(Book #1 in the The Memoir Trilogy Series)

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Winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize, this first volume of the author's autobiography provides a searching portrait of his personal background and creative development.

Elias Canetti was one of the major intellectual figures and polymaths of the twentieth century. A master of many genres, he is known especially for his novel, Auto-da-Fe, and his great work of social theory, Crowds and Power. But Canetti's genius is perhaps...

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A remarkable bildungsroman

Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Canetti describes his travels as a wealthy spanish jew around many different european countries preceding and during the great war. His fiercely intellectual mother, uber-capitalist uncles, and antisemitic neighbors make for an incredibly interesting portrait.
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