Man's Fate
A Classics, China, Fiction book. Andr Malraux, Man's Fate //
Shanghai, 1927, and revolution is in the air. As the city becomes caught up in violence and bloodshed, four people's lives are altered inexorably: idealist and intellectual Kyo Gisors, one of the leaders of the Communist insurrection, who is also trying to deal with his own marital strife; Ch'en Ta Erh, an assassin and terrorist brutalized by killing; Baron de Clappique, a French gambler, opium dealer and gun runner; and Russian revolutionary Katov, who calmly watches events unfold, until he has to make the ultimate sacrifice. Each of these men must try to resolve their personal conflicts amid political turmoil, conspiracy and betrayal.Man's Fate, first published in 1933 and now reissued as a Penguin Modern Classic, is a gripping story of conflict, free will and our power to shape our destiny.
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- Pages: 368 pages
- ISBN: 9780141190983 / 141190981
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Andr Malraux, Man's Fate // ...For that matter, men are perhaps indifferent to power.... What fascinates them in this idea, you see, is not real power, it's the illusion of being able to do exactly as they please. The king's power is the power to govern, isn't it? But man has no urge to govern--he has an urge to compel, as you said. To be more than a man, in a world of men. To escape man's fate, I was saying. Not powerful--all-powerful. The visionary disease, of which the will to power is only the intellectual justification, is the will to god-head--every man dreams of being god.... - [...] Ne trouvez-vous pas d'une stupidit caractristique de l'espce humaine qu'un homme qui n'a qu'une vie puisse la perdre pour une ide ?- Il est trs rare qu'un homme puisse supporter, comment dirais-je ? sa condition d'homme... Andr Malraux, Man's Fate //
Ok, I read this book twice! Once in high school and once last year. It is a masterpiece of French literature, admittedly!I did not like it the first time I read it, so I decided I would read it again, now that I am mature. I thought I would now have the wherewithal to "get it". Nah-ah! Un rcit douloureux, ddi la souffrance et la dignit humaine. Bien que Malraux soit absolument brillant par bribes, le mlange du politique et de l'abme de la conscience humaine a rendu la lecture particulirement difficile.On se perd dans la rvolution chinoise et les stratagmes moins ou plus judicieux. Et c'est dommage...Enfin, ce n'est... Como conhecer uma revoluo por dentro, a mente de quem a organiza, mas tambm os seus desejos, anseios e esperanas. Dando-nos um retrato sobre a revoluo comunista de xangai, malraux d-nos uma viso sangrenta de uma massa de idealistas, unidos a uns quantos operrios e camponeses que marcham sobre o domnio de uma china dominada por velhos...
