Pierre Courtade : the making of a party scribe /
Pierre Courtade (1915-1963) was recognized by his peer group to be an independent, sharply intelligent thinker and a talented writer. His principal work consists of journalism - near daily articles in the Communist press during the late 1940s and 1950s - six novels (two unpublished) and two volumes...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; Herndon, VA :
Berg,
1995
Oxford ; Washington, DC : 1995 Oxford ; Washington, DC : 1995 |
| Series: | Berg French studies
Berg French studies |
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| Summary: | Pierre Courtade (1915-1963) was recognized by his peer group to be an independent, sharply intelligent thinker and a talented writer. His principal work consists of journalism - near daily articles in the Communist press during the late 1940s and 1950s - six novels (two unpublished) and two volumes of short stories . This book will interest students and scholars of 20th-century French literary, cultural and political life The author offers an assessment of his contribution to French left-wing intellectual life, placing him in the context of the evolution of French intellectuals' political commitment in the twentieth century. As witness to some of the most critical periods in French history - the Occupation and the Resistance, the Cold War and French involvement in Indo-China - Courtade's responses provide fascinating insights and a new perspective on this turbulent time This first study examines the conflict between Courtade's private and public personas and in particular his role as a political commentator and as an artist struggling to reconcile his talent with the demands made by Party ideology. A close analysis of Courtade's life and work is based on archival material and interviews with people who knew and worked with him |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | 247 p 247 pages ; 22 cm vii, 247 p ; 22 cm vii, 247 p. : ill. ; 22 cm vii, 247 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm vii, ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-242) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-242) and index Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 1859730434 9781859730430 |