Cet auteur explore les relations complexes entre histoire, mémoire et modernité. Son œuvre se caractérise par une analyse pénétrante de la subjectivité et des manières dont les individus perçoivent et traitent les événements historiques. Il emploie une prose méticuleusement ciselée et des techniques narratives innovantes pour créer des expériences de lecture immersives. Son écriture invite à une réflexion plus profonde sur la nature de la réalité et notre rôle en son sein.
Basil the demon king, regretful of the atrocities he has committed to maintain his hold on power in his underground kingdom, absconds to the Earth's surface. Living among humans, he quickly learns that Hell is a state of mind...
Set against the backdrop of the Weimar period's cultural crises, Canetti's Auto-da-Fe explores complex themes such as misogyny, anti-Semitism, and the fragmentation of modern identity. The End of Modernism contextualizes this novel within Canetti's broader social thought and ongoing philosophical debates, including those surrounding Freud and literary traditions. It positions Auto-da-Fe as a pivotal example of "analytic modernism," marking a significant point in the evolution of postwar literary modernism and its critiques.
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