Three Novels: Ferdydurke, Pornografia, And Cosmos
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- Synopsis
- It is the grotesque story of a gentleman who becomes a child because other people treat him like one. Ferdydurke is intended to reveal the Great Immaturity of humanity. Man, as he is described in this book, is an opaque and neutral being who has to express himself by certain means of behavior and therefore becomes, from outside--for others--far more definite and precise than he is for himself. Hence a tragic disproportion between his secret immaturity and the mask he assumes when he deals with other people. All he can do is to adapt himself internally to his mask, as though he really were what he appears to be.It can therefore be said that the man of Ferdydurke is created by others, that men create each other by imposing forms on each other, or what we would call fagons d'etre.
- Copyright:
- 1978
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 166 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780394170671
- Publisher:
- Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
- Date of Addition:
- 01/07/11
- Copyrighted By:
- Grove Press, Inc.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.