Now in paperback, Rene Char's Hypnos is both a remarkable work of
literature and a document of unique significance in the history of
the French Resistance. Hailed by the poet Paul Eluard as an
"absolute masterpiece" upon its first appearance in 1946, Rene
Char's Hypnos is both a remarkable work of literature and a
document of unique significance in the history of the French
Resistance. Based on a journal Char kept during his time in the
Maquis, it ranges in style from abrupt and sometimes enigmatic
reflections, in which the poet seeks to establish compass bearings
in the darkness of Occupied France, to narrative descriptions that
throw into vivid relief the dramatic and often tragic nature of the
issues he had to confront as the head of his Resistance network. A
tribute to the individual men and women who fought at his side,
this volume is also a meditation on the white magic of poetry and a
celebration of the power of beauty to combat terror and transform
our lives. Translated into German by Paul Celan and into Italian by
Vittorio Sereni, the book has never been carried over into English
with the attention to style and detail that it deserves. Published
in full here for the first time, this long-awaited new translation
does justice at last to the incandescence and pathos of the
original French.
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