Malraux: Life & Work
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very good, minimal wear. Page Condition: Good, clean pages. Markings: No markings. Binding: Tight and secure. No stickers or labels visible.
A richly collaborative volume edited by Martine de Courcel, Malraux: Life and Work presents a multifaceted portrait of André Malraux — novelist, art theorist, resistance fighter, and French Minister of Cultural Affairs — through essays by an internationally distinguished roster of contributors including Isaiah Berlin, E.H. Gombrich, Hugh Thomas, and Victoria Ocampo, among others. The collection chronicles the full arc of Malraux's extraordinary life, from his early adventures in Indochina and his anti-fascist activism in the Spanish Civil War to his towering influence on twentieth-century literature and aesthetics. Each contributor brings a unique perspective — political, literary, philosophical, and personal — resulting in a panoramic intellectual biography that is both rigorous and deeply human. Adding rare distinction to the volume, Malraux himself contributed a major new essay written especially for this book, making it an indispensable primary source for any serious student of his life and legacy.
Author: Martine De Courcel
Format: Hardback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very good, minimal wear. Page Condition: Good, clean pages. Markings: No markings. Binding: Tight and secure. No stickers or labels visible.
A richly collaborative volume edited by Martine de Courcel, Malraux: Life and Work presents a multifaceted portrait of André Malraux — novelist, art theorist, resistance fighter, and French Minister of Cultural Affairs — through essays by an internationally distinguished roster of contributors including Isaiah Berlin, E.H. Gombrich, Hugh Thomas, and Victoria Ocampo, among others. The collection chronicles the full arc of Malraux's extraordinary life, from his early adventures in Indochina and his anti-fascist activism in the Spanish Civil War to his towering influence on twentieth-century literature and aesthetics. Each contributor brings a unique perspective — political, literary, philosophical, and personal — resulting in a panoramic intellectual biography that is both rigorous and deeply human. Adding rare distinction to the volume, Malraux himself contributed a major new essay written especially for this book, making it an indispensable primary source for any serious student of his life and legacy.