Eduardo A. Febles:Explosive Narratives. Terrorism and Anarchy in the Works of Emile Zola
- pocketboek 2015, ISBN: 9789042030640
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.First published in Paris in 1946,under the title of 'Notre Guerre' ['Our War').] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price- … Meer...
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1 descending.First published in Paris in 1946,under the title of 'Notre Guerre' ['Our War').] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price- clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,b/w photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj with black+gilt lettering; with negligible shelf- wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Top+fore-edges lightly toned but still bright and clean - no foxing/ spotting or any other blemishes; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain cream paper-covered bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/ backstrip,a gold+white striped headband,and immaculate b/w facsimile typewritten document (underground newspaper) illustrated eps.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,viii-xpp+2-370pp [paginated] includes illustrations list/table,a preface by William Boyd,10 chapters and an Afterword,8pp contemporary b/w auto+biographical photographs in 1 block between pp180/1,an appendix (documents on the Resistance),translator's notes,a bibliography and an index,plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, contents list/table with translator's acknowledgements to its reverse,a dedication/memoriam of Comrades and to the rear of the book as last pages: a note on the author,a note on the translator and a note on the type. As the grip of the German Occupation tightened on Paris in the summer of 1940,Agnes Humbert,a respected art historian,took a leap of blind faith and reckless courage.With a handful of her distinguished colleagues at the Musee de l'Homme in Paris,she helped to form one of the first organized groups of the French Resistance.The unlikely but highly effective Musee de l'Homme network was also to earn a tragic place in history.In 1941 many of its members,including its charismatic leader Boris Vilde and Agnes herself,were betrayed to the Gestapo and imprisoned.Seven of the men were condemned to death and executed by firing squad; the women were deported to Germany as slave workers. These are the events described with electrifying immediacy by Agnes Humbert in her secret journal,first published in France in 1946 and never before translated into English.With self-deprecating humour and acerbic intelligence,she offers a uniquely personal and candid perspective on this dark and dramatic period,while the striking images that draw her artist's eye add a graphic,cinematic intensity to her diary entries.Refusing, even in the grimmest days,to surrender her compassion,humanity or talent for spotting the absurd,she writes with a deft touch and sardonic wit that belie the palpable depth of her conviction and outrage.Written with all the immediacy of events just lived, 'Resistance' stands today as a testament to one woman's indomitable spirit,and as an eloquent tribute to the sacrifice and courage of her comrades who did not survive. Written in the form of a journal,and this is what gives the book its vivid immediacy and incomparable verve.Written in the present tense,it benefits hugely from it's tone of voice (superbly captured and rendered in English by Barbara Mellor's translation). Living through Agnes Humbet's excitement,danger,terror and eventual ordeal as if we were by her side: her candour,her recall, her eye for detail and her incredibly tenacious sense of humour are conveyed with a freshness that a more considered memoir ,adulterated by post-war hindsight,could not have provided. She bears devastating witness to her time: here is an insider's account of the germination of the French Resistance in all its fascinating detail - and all the more rare for being written by a woman.But her journal goes further than this: many fine memorable and enduring books have been written about war and human conflict by eyewitnesses and combatants,winners and losers,but most of them stay in the field of harrowing testimony,of personal history,of documented fact.Very few indeed move beyond this and into the realm of literature - Agnes Hubert's 'Resistance.' can now join that elite few. Since April 2013 and again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template, altering it's prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too!So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight/value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!, LONDON.BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC.,2008., 5, Ospedaletto: Pacini Editore, 2014. Edited by L. Costamgna, C. Celata. English Text. Ospedaletto, 2014; paperback, pp. 163, b/w ill., cm 17x24. (Linguistica e dialettologia)., Pacini Editore, 2014, 0, Facsimile Publisher, 2013. Softcover. New/New. {Size: 13.34 x 21.59 cms} Lang:- English, German, Pages 654. It is the reprint edition of the original edition which was published long back (1862). The book is printed in black on high quality paper with Matt Laminated colored dust cover. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. We tried to manage the best possible copy but in some cases, there may be some pages which are blur or missing or with black spots. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. Print on Demand., Facsimile Publisher, 2013, 6, New/New. Brand New Paperback International Edition, Perfect Condition. Printed in English. Excellent Quality, Service and customer satisfaction guaranteed!, 7, Isha Books, 2013. Hardcover. New/New. {Size: 14.34 x 22.59 cms} Lang:- English, German, Pages 654. It is the reprint edition of the original edition which was published long back (1862). The book is printed in black on high quality paper with Matt Laminated colored dust cover. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. We tried to manage the best possible copy but in some cases, there may be some pages which are blur or missing or with black spots. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. Print on Demand., Isha Books, 2013, 6, London England: John Murray, 1911. Hardback. First Edition. Annual and Biennial Garden Plants. Foxing to end inside covers,edge and some pages. Slight wear to corners of cloth. Browning to spine. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Annuals and Biennials are plants with limited lives. An Annual is a plant that is raised from seed, which germinates, grows, comes to matuirty, seeds and dies (irrespective of frost), all within the period of a years. In Nature these seeds are scattered broadcast in the Autumn by the winds and other agents, and quickly germinate, thus reproducing themselves year by year. Hardy Annuals are those which need no protection. There are numerous Hardy Annuals that will stand a great amount of frost and bad weather, if, as Nature dictates, they are sown in the Autumn. But this is not a common practice. Illustrated. 256 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by A. E. Speer. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Hardback., John Murray, 1911, 3, Amsterdam/New York: Rodopi, 2010. Paperback. Text in English and French. Explosive Narratives. Couple of marks to edge. This book explores the genealogy of modern day terrorisim through a close study of the anarchist figure in three of Emile Zola's novels: Germinal, Paris and Travail. The study lings the crisis of representation registered at the end of the 19th century with the rise of terrorisim embodied in the bomb-throwing anarchist. It thereby traces Zola's evolving thoughts on anarchy from the terrorist to the humanitarian reformer, from class warfare to a peaceful artisan commune, from a nuaturalist depicition of an elusive reality artisan commune, from a naturalist depiction of an elusive reality to a utopian writing fleeing the contingencies of the historical. The volume brings together aesthetic, political, urban, and scientific debates of Belle Epoque France and it will thus be of great interest not only to Zola scholars, but also to students of the later 19th century politics and art. 198 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.). 1st Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Paperback., Rodopi, 2010, 3<