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Obscurity (Hardcover)
Series: The Swiss List
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After several years abroad, a young man returns to his hometown to
seek the man he calls master. This master, a brilliant philosopher,
had made the young man into a disciple before sending him out into
the world to put his teachings into practice. Returning three years
later, the disciple finds his master has abandoned his wife and
child and moved into a squalid one-room flat, cutting himself off
completely from his former life. Disillusioned and reeling from the
discovery, the young man spends an entire night listening to his
master's bitter denunciation of the ideals they once shared.
Obscurity, by noted thinker Philippe Jaccottet, is the story of
this intense encounter between two men who were once very close and
now must grapple with the fractured ideals that separate them.
Written in 1960 during Jaccottet's period of poetic paralysis, the
novel seeks to harmonize the best and worst of human
nature-reconciling despair, falsehood, and lethargy of spirit with
the need to remain open to beauty, truth, and the essential
goodness of humankind. Translated by Tess Lewis, Obscurity is
Jaccottet's only work of fiction, one that will introduce new
readers to the multifaceted skills of this major poet. Praise for
the French edition "In its haggard sobriety, the account of this
tormented soul's monologue is staggering ...a beautiful narrative,
written in a resounding, solemn style."-La Table Ronde
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Imprint: |
Seagull Books London Ltd
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
The Swiss List |
Release date: |
October 2015 |
Authors: |
Philippe Jaccottet
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Translators: |
Tess Lewis
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Dimensions: |
226 x 134 x 2mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
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Pages: |
160 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-85742-307-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
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LSN: |
0-85742-307-X |
Barcode: |
9780857423078 |
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