| The Tongue Set Free Contributor(s): Canetti, Elias (Author) |
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ISBN: 0374518025 ISBN-13: 9780374518028 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1983 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 83016363 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6" W x 9" (0.91 lbs) 278 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Elias Canetti, winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize in Literature, was one of the major intellectual figures and polymaths of the twentieth century. A master of many genres, he is known especially for his novel, Auto da Fe, and his great work of social theory, Crowds and Power. But Canetti's genius is perhaps nowhere more evident than in the three volumes of his autobiography. This first volume, Tongue Set Free, provides a searching portrait of the author's personal background and creative development as it presents the events, personalities (especially Canetti's mother), and intellectual forces that shaped the growth of the artist as a young man. Winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize, this first volume of the author's autobiography provides a searching portrait of his personal background and creative development. |
Contributor Bio(s): Canetti, Elias: - 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. |