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The Fire Within

By: Pierre Drieu La Rochelle

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Adapted to film by both Louis Malle and Joachim Trier, this heart-rending and tenderly wrought novel narrates the decline of an artist and heroin addict in 1920s Paris. Pierre Drieu la Rochelle might be said to be both the Hemingway and the Fitzgerald of twentieth-century French literature, a battle-scarred veteran of the First World War whose work chronicles the trials and tribulations of a lost generation, a man about town, a heartbreaker with a broken heart, a literary stylist whose work is as tough as it is lyrical and polished. Politically compromised as Drieu came to be by his affiliation with the fascist right and collaboration under Nazi occupation—Drieu committed suicide at the end of the war—his novels remain vivid reflections of a broken spiritual and political world of the interwar years and as works of art, and to this day they are widely read and greatly admired in France. The Fire Within, which has been successfully adapted to the screen by Louis Malle and more recently Joachim Trier, is the lacerating tale of Alain Leroy, a war veteran and beautiful young man of whom the world is expected but who has taken refuge from the world in drugs. After being institutionalized, Alain emerges to try to put his life together again, but in spite of the attentions of friends and lovers, he struggles to find his way.

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New York Review of Books

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1681376210

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The Fire Within

By: Pierre Drieu La Rochelle

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Sartre, Self-formation and Masculinities

By: Jean-Pierre Boulé

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Sartre, Self-formation and Masculinities

By: Jean-Pierre Boulé

Published on the occasion of Sartre's Centenary, this book helps to understand the man behind the work, offering a psycho-social analysis of Jean-Paul Sartre with an emphasis on his masculinity. It sets out to contextualize Sartre in terms of his psycho-sexual formation and processes of self-constitution in view of his childhood. The main period under detailed study is 1905-1945, before Sartre became the Sartre. It concentrates on his early childhood, his teenage years in La Rochelle, the years at the Ecole Normale, and the first few years of his adulthood, with specific attention on the war years. An analysis of Sartre's relationships follows, with Simone de Beauvoir and other women and men (including love and sex), before a postscript covering the period 1973-1980. This essay is not a reductive account. It tells the story of Jean-Paul Sartre, from the inside out, so that the achievements of one of the major intellectuals of the 20th Century can be measured against his own internal struggles.

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240

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Berghahn Books

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1571817433

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9781571817433

Fighting for the Essence

Western Ethnosuicide Or European Renaissance?

By: Pierre Krebs

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Fighting for the Essence

Western Ethnosuicide Or European Renaissance?

By: Pierre Krebs

Dr. Krebs offers a devastating critique of multiculturalism, showing that although it claims to be the watchman of racial and cultural diversity, it is actually destructive to both, as it denies the significance of racial differences altogether. He traces its origins to the legacy of the Judaeo-Christian tradition, and shows how this has developed into many of the most powerful tools of liberalism of our times. These are serving the interests of the global marketplace by turning all of humanity into compliant consumers. Those who endorse multiculturalism are, in fact, the enemies of all traditional culture. Dr. Krebs also takes issue with the use of the term 'West' to describe our culture, which he sees as an effort to deprive the various European cultures which comprise it of their unique characters and histories. This will lead to their replacement by a grey conformity divorced from any authentic roots, as well as a value system that is frequently used as a weapon against those nations which refuse to share them. This assault is not limited to Europe, but is something that is going on in every corner of the globe. Dr. Krebs says that it is time for all those who believe in the worthiness of their heritage and unique ethnic identity to return to the wellsprings of their peoples, and defend what is rightfully theirs. With a deeper trench between the camps of multiculturalism and traditional culture being dug all the time, this is the conflict that will define the 21st century. Drawing examples from many of the most notable contributors to science, philosophy and religion, Dr. Krebs illustrates a truth that is difficult to deny. Anyone who heeds his warning will find it impossible not to accept his challenge to take sides in the ongoing struggle against universal conformity. Dr. Pierre Krebs (b. 1948) is a major figure in Neue Kultur, the German branch of the European New Right, and is also the leader of the Thule-Seminar. He holds degrees in law, journalism, sociology, and political science. This is his first work to be translated into English.

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106

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Arktos

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1907166599

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9781907166594

Herge: The Man Who Created Tintin

By: Pierre Assouline

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Herge: The Man Who Created Tintin

By: Pierre Assouline

One of the most beloved characters in all of comics, Tintin won an enormous international following. Translated into dozens of languages, Tintin's adventures have sold millions of copies, and Steven Spielberg is presently adapting the stories for the big screen. Yet, despite Tintin's enduring popularity, Americans know almost nothing about his gifted creator, Georges Remi--better known as Hergé. Offering a captivating portrait of a man who revolutionized the art of comics, this is the first full biography of Hergé available for an English-speaking audience. Born in Brussels in 1907, Hergé began his career as a cub reporter, a profession he gave to his teenaged, world-traveling hero. But whereas Tintin was "fully formed, clear-headed, and positive," Assouline notes, his inventor was "complex, contradictory, inscrutable." For all his huge success--achieved with almost no formal training--Hergé would say unassumingly of his art, "I was just happy drawing little guys, that's all." Granted unprecedented access to thousands of the cartoonist's unpublished letters, Assouline gets behind the genial public mask to take full measure of Hergé's life and art and the fascinating ways in which the two intertwine. Neither sugarcoating nor sensationalizing his subject, he meticulously probes such controversial issues as Hergé's support for Belgian imperialism in the Congo and his alleged collaboration with the Nazis. He also analyzes the underpinnings of Tintin--how the conception of the character as an asexual adventurer reflected Hergé's appreciation for the Boy Scouts organization as well as his Catholic mentor's anti-Soviet ideology--and relates the comic strip to Hergé's own place within the Belgian middle class. A profound influence on a generation of artists such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, the elusive figure of Hergé comes to life in this illuminating biography--a deeply nuanced account that unveils the man and his career as never before.

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289

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Oxford University Press

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0195397592

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9780195397598

Discovering the Hidden Wisdom of The Little Prince

In Search of Saint-Exupéry's Lost Child

By: Pierre Lassus

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Discovering the Hidden Wisdom of The Little Prince

In Search of Saint-Exupéry's Lost Child

By: Pierre Lassus

Finally, one of the most of the most beloved books every published—explained. The Little Prince is revered around the world. Two hundred million copies have been sold in 270 languages; it is the fourth best-selling book of all time. Part of its allure is that is seems incredibly wise but so simple it is read as a work for children. Yet its meaning is elusive, and its place amid the writings of an adventurer and war hero acclaimed for dramatic bestsellers like Night Flight and Flight to Arras is mysterious. In this elegant, carefully argued book, Pierre Lassus reexamines the story of The Little Prince against the facts of Saint-Exupéry's own extraordinary life, from his cherished but fatherless childhood in aristocratic poverty to his career as a pioneering pilot. His plane had broken down in the desert before. He had adopted a fox, when posted at the Spanish fort of Cape Juby, in southern Morocco. He had known the world of business before becoming pilot; he had also known unrequited love. Like his little protagonist's, his body was never found after his plane disappeared in World War II. He was working on his spiritual autobiography when he died, and there too, Lassus finds resonances and keys to the understated spirituality of his last great book.

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Skyhorse

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1628726849

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The Man on Horseback

By: Pierre Drieu La Rochelle

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The Man on Horseback

By: Pierre Drieu La Rochelle

The Man on Horseback is Pierre Drieu la Rochelle's powerful novel of a South American Caudillo who seizes control of the Bolivian government and dreams of reestablishing the glory of the Incan Empire. A tragic tale of a populist leader who seizes power from the corrupt establishment, but then must struggle to hold onto it as the old guard plot their revenge, and as the forces he unleashes begin to spiral out of his control. Told through the voice of a lowly guitar player who is witness to the great events, as well as a participant, The Man on Horseback is a study of realpolitik in action, full of intrigue and plots by Masons, the Church, and the old aristocracy, as well as a meditation on the relation between action and contemplation, between art and heroism.

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198

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Rogue Scholar Press

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1954357052

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9781954357051

The Young European: Geneva Or Moscow

By: Pierre Drieu La Rochelle

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The Young European: Geneva Or Moscow

By: Pierre Drieu La Rochelle

Originally published in France consecutively in 1927 and 1928, The Young European and Geneva or Moscow together represent Pierre Drieu La Rochelle's attempt to wrestle with what it means to be European on a continent seemingly hell-bent on tearing itself apart. Born to a middle-class family in Normandy, Drieu lived a short but eventful life traveling throughout the European continent. A few years after dropping out of school, he fought in the Great War for his native France. Having been wounded himself three times, Drieu witnessed firsthand what he saw as the self-destruction of Europe, which would inform much of his thoughts during the interwar period. Drieu would later go on to collaborate with the Germans in WW2, participating in the formation of Vichy France. The Young European, loosely based on Drieu's own experiences, tracks an adventurous, womanizing young man from a first-person perspective in the form of a poetic novel. The author's stand-in struggles with his desire to connect with a pan-European identity with the still sharp memory of the first world war. Geneva or Moscow systematically addresses the many forces that he sees reaping so much destruction around him, including the domination of the machine as well as the evils of capitalism. Drieu tackles the concepts illustrated in the first work at a philosophical level by juxtaposing Soviet communism, aggressively ascendant and spreading fast from its stronghold in Moscow, with the possibility of building a new Europe centered in Geneva. Antelope Hill Publishing is proud to present Pierre Drieu La Rochelle's The Young European and Geneva or Moscow for the first time in English. These two unique and intertwined works from one of the most fascinating periods of European history present a first-hand view of the cultural and political environment of interwar Europe.

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Antelope Hill Originals

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1953730736

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Journal, 1939-1945

By: Pierre Drieu La Rochelle

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Journal, 1939-1945

By: Pierre Drieu La Rochelle

Fallait-il publier ? Ne pas publier ? Devant ce journal de guerre explosant de la haine de Drieu contre tous et tout, les femmes, les juifs, ses meilleurs amis et lui-même, c'est la question que beaucoup se poseront et que se sont posée tous les responsables de sa publication. Il suffira cependant d'en prendre connaissance et de lire, par exemple, le plaidoyer final où Drieu se place lui-même devant le jugement de l'histoire pour comprendre qu'en toute conscience la publication ait paru s'imposer. Non seulement par crainte de publications pirates, mais aussi et surtout par l'importance de l'écrivain et le puissant intérêt de ce témoignage. Drieu la Rochelle a été exonéré de l'opprobre où sont tombés la plupart des fascistes français par la séduction qu'il a exercée sur beaucoup de ses contemporains comme sur la génération d'après guerre. Son personnage est devenu mythique. On l'acquitte sans trop y aller voir. Et bien, allons-y ! Ce journal en donne l'occasion. A chacun d'y vérifier son jugement. Avertissement de l'éditeur (Extrait) Entre le journalisme et l'essai, le reportage et l'étude, l'enquête et l'analyse, Témoins réunit des ouvrages hors série où les grands problèmes d'aujourd'hui apparaissent sous un angle inattendu. Tantôt ce sont des documents bruts : mémoires, interviews, enregistrements au magnétophone, comme Mon Septennat de Vincent Auriol ou La Vida d'Oscar Lewis ; tantôt des récits ou correspondances qui livrent, encore chaude, l'expérience toute crue de l'auteur : Les Frères de Soledad de George Jackson ou L'Aveu d'Arthur London. Des livres d'actualité que l'on pourra relire demain. Issus de tous les horizons politiques ou sociaux, littéraires ou scientifiques, ils voudraient traduire la sensibilité de notre époque et composer le dossier du monde contemporain.

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519

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Editions Gallimard

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2070723070

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9782070723072

Book's by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle

The Fire Within

The Fire Within

The Fire Within

The Fire Within

Sartre, Self-formation and Masculinities

Sartre, Self-formation and Masculinities

Fighting for the Essence

Fighting for the Essence

Herge: The Man Who Created Tintin

Herge: The Man Who Created Tintin

Discovering the Hidden Wisdom of The Little Prince

Discovering the Hidden Wisdom of The Little Prince

The Man on Horseback

The Man on Horseback

The Young European: Geneva Or Moscow

The Young European: Geneva Or Moscow

Journal, 1939-1945

Journal, 1939-1945

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