Auto-Da-Fé - Paperback

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by Elias Canetti

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by Elias Canetti (Author), D. V. Wedgewood (Translator)

Auto-da-Fé, Elias Canetti's only work of fiction, is a staggering achievement that puts him squarely in the ranks of major European writers such as Robert Musil and Hermann Broch.

It is the story of Peter Kien, a scholarly recluse who lives among and for his great library. The destruction of Kien through the instrument of the illiterate, brutish housekeeper he marries constitutes the plot of the book. The best writers of our time have been concerned with the horror of the modern world--one thinks of Kafka, to whom Canetti has often been compared. But Auto-da-Fé stands as a completely original, unforgettable treatment of the modern predicament.

Author Biography

Elias Canetti (1905-94) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1981. His writings include a monumental work of social theory, Crowds and Power, and three volumes of memoirs, The Tongue Set Free, The Torch in My Ear, and The Play of the Eyes.

Number of Pages: 464

Dimensions: 1.3 x 9 x 5.7 IN

Publication Date: December 01, 1984

ISBN	9780374518790
Author	Elias Canetti
Publisher	Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Genre	Literature
Format	Paperback
Published	December 1984
Language	ENG- English
Pages	464
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print