Confessions Of A Young Man
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A landmark work of autobiographical fiction and literary memoir, Confessions of a Young Man chronicles George Moore's formative years as an aspiring artist and writer in the bohemian circles of 1870s Paris before his return to London. Written with a provocative, self-assured wit, Moore presents his own intellectual and aesthetic awakening with unflinching candor, detailing his passionate encounters with Impressionist painting, French naturalist literature, and the radical ideas of Zola, Flaubert, and Manet. The narrative argues boldly against Victorian prudishness and artistic convention, positioning Moore as one of the first English-language writers to champion the French avant-garde to a British audience. Irreverent, stylish, and at times deliberately shocking, the work illustrates how a young man of restless ambition forged his artistic identity through experience, obsession, and rebellion. First published in 1888, it remains an essential document of the late nineteenth-century literary world and a vivid portrait of an era when modernism was just beginning to stir.
Author: George Moore
Format: Hardback
Published: 1886, William Heinemann
Genre: Classic fiction
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Book: Poor
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Pages: Good
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A landmark work of autobiographical fiction and literary memoir, Confessions of a Young Man chronicles George Moore's formative years as an aspiring artist and writer in the bohemian circles of 1870s Paris before his return to London. Written with a provocative, self-assured wit, Moore presents his own intellectual and aesthetic awakening with unflinching candor, detailing his passionate encounters with Impressionist painting, French naturalist literature, and the radical ideas of Zola, Flaubert, and Manet. The narrative argues boldly against Victorian prudishness and artistic convention, positioning Moore as one of the first English-language writers to champion the French avant-garde to a British audience. Irreverent, stylish, and at times deliberately shocking, the work illustrates how a young man of restless ambition forged his artistic identity through experience, obsession, and rebellion. First published in 1888, it remains an essential document of the late nineteenth-century literary world and a vivid portrait of an era when modernism was just beginning to stir.