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Bezig met laden... Zola: A Lifedoor Frederick Brown
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This is a richly detailed, satisfying biography of naturalist novelist Emile Zola. Brown surrounds the life with a tapestry of French and Parisian history and culture. I'm learning a lot from this book, and having a wonderful time doing so. Note you WILL get spoilers for all the Rougon-Macquart novels (and other works) you haven't yet read -- if that's important for you. My 60 year old memory is sufficiently dull now that I won't mind -- by the time I get around to the volumes I haven't read, I'm sure I will have forgotten Brown's descriptions. One tiny knock -- Brown seems fond of spinning at times quite Freudian interpretations of some of the actions of his big cast of characters. These interpretations are sometimes convincing, and sometimes not. Still, a great book/biography. If you love or even just like Zola, read this. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"Few writers have been - simultaneously - political hero, intellectual master, and literary giant. But Emile Zola (1840-1902) was: his monumental cycle of twenty novels extended the reach of fiction for all subsequent generations; he gave new meaning to the cause of brave progressivism; and his work sparked into life what we think of as the modern intelligentsia. This magisterial biography of a great but strangely private and unknown man is also a superb history of the social, political, and intellectual world through which Zola traveled so unforgettably." "Fifteen years in the making, Zola draws on the new edition of Zola's letters, with its hundreds of new documents, to offer unprecedented detail and nuance about Zola's life."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)843.8Literature French French fiction Later 19th century 1848–1900LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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Of course, there's a fine line between erudition and pretention, and I'm not sure Brown always comes down on the right side of it. I could use a few less instances of the word 'ultramontane', and perhaps a bit more translation. When Brown notes Zola's early series of columns, "Mes Haines", he remarks on how the title is inherently aggressive, but he neglects to translate it into "My Hates", so anyone who doesn't have French will be at a loss in that moment.
Nevertheless, a powerful biography written from an admirably objective point-of-view. Situating Zola firmly in his time, Brown finds a strong balance between the author's life and career emanating from his own persona, and from the cultural elements that formed him. ( )