Les Caves du Vatican Andrew Gide 9781514388594 Books
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Les Caves du Vatican Andrew Gide 9781514388594 Books
French has always been my second language (I grew up in Geneva, though schooled in England). I know French literature well. I had never before read Andre Gide, a failure for which, being a novelist myself, I can give no reason whatsoever.M. Gide's French gives me very great pleasure. It has the dry, supple feel of snakeskin, beautiful in its pauses and considerations, that the very best classical French does better than perhaps any other language (certainly any of the ones I know myself). It would be stately, if it were not quite often sly.
And sly for reason. This is a decidedly odd book. Satire? No, too much real and sympathetic feeling. Detective story? No, though sometimes in form. Mystery? Too ridiculous. Existentialism? Maybe, the trouble being that in seventy years of literary life I have never discovered what existentialism means. There is certainly a serious and dreadful existential act, I suppose, followed by what would seem to be social satire, or maybe it is more existentialism. Is it even a spiritual testament? Could be, but that is such a rude suggestion in France
I do not mean to be dismissive. This is an impressive book, very well worth reading, moving easily between its moods, elegant in thought as well as language. M. Gide was a very great master. It is well to approach great masters with faith, until it is found misplaced. I am not at that place. I will approach more Gide, and with respect
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Les Caves du Vatican Andrew Gide 9781514388594 Books Reviews
This is a wonderful book. It is an elegantly (though not pretentiously) written work whose story is driven not only by an interesting plot but also by very interesting and strange characters. This is one of my favorite books. A classic.
On re-reading Gide after nearly 40 years, I was amazed how contrived the plot is and how unbelievable the characters are - stylized representations of "types", cardboard cutouts. I'd considered Gide as a modern, daring, psychological writer. But the book feels very old fashioned and the psychology is amateurish.
Mirror of the core forces of the society and the same time questioning the commonly accepted values through the rascals’ adventures.
OK
This book is quite good. I really enjoy the sense of humor instilled in the story. However thus edition us if poor quality. Many many typos and also a feeling that some sentences are weird. Is it really the original French text?
This is an absoltely brilliant short novel by one of France's great writers of the 20th century, and a Nobel Prize winner. Gide cleverly weaves the stories of the families of three sisters around the murder of one of the sisters' husbands, a modern day crusader seeking to liberate the kidnapped pope. The novel focuses on the "gratuitous" killer Lafcadio, who asserts his freedom through the crime but quickly finds himself bound by unforeseen contingencies.
French has always been my second language (I grew up in Geneva, though schooled in England). I know French literature well. I had never before read Andre Gide, a failure for which, being a novelist myself, I can give no reason whatsoever.
M. Gide's French gives me very great pleasure. It has the dry, supple feel of snakeskin, beautiful in its pauses and considerations, that the very best classical French does better than perhaps any other language (certainly any of the ones I know myself). It would be stately, if it were not quite often sly.
And sly for reason. This is a decidedly odd book. Satire? No, too much real and sympathetic feeling. Detective story? No, though sometimes in form. Mystery? Too ridiculous. Existentialism? Maybe, the trouble being that in seventy years of literary life I have never discovered what existentialism means. There is certainly a serious and dreadful existential act, I suppose, followed by what would seem to be social satire, or maybe it is more existentialism. Is it even a spiritual testament? Could be, but that is such a rude suggestion in France
I do not mean to be dismissive. This is an impressive book, very well worth reading, moving easily between its moods, elegant in thought as well as language. M. Gide was a very great master. It is well to approach great masters with faith, until it is found misplaced. I am not at that place. I will approach more Gide, and with respect
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