Qu'une vieille mule comme Amédée Fleurissoire rencontre des escrocs, et le voilà en route pour Rome, persuadé d'aller sauver le pape. À ce jeu de d...
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Aug 09, 2009
Mazel
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rix nobel de littérature 1947
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Qu'une vieille mule comme Amédée Fleurissoire rencontre des escrocs, et le voilà en route pour Rome, persuadé d'aller sauver le pape. À ce jeu de dupes, il n'a pas grand chose à perdre sinon quelques illusions et beaucoup d'argent.
Qu'un jeune arriviste comme Lafcadio décide de se faire passer pour le fils naturel d'un grand auteur et le voilà maître à chanter. À ce jeu de dupes, il a tout à gagner.
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Qu'une vieille mule comme Amédée Fleurissoire rencontre des escrocs, et le voilà en route pour Rome, persuadé d'aller sauver le pape. À ce jeu de dupes, il n'a pas grand chose à perdre sinon quelques illusions et beaucoup d'argent.
Qu'un jeune arriviste comme Lafcadio décide de se faire passer pour le fils naturel d'un grand auteur et le voilà maître à chanter. À ce jeu de dupes, il a tout à gagner.
Mais que ces deux destins More...
Jan 21, 2012
The story of an elaborate swindle involving the alleged abduction of the Pope. The plot is further complicated by means of a bizarre coincidence when Gide’s amoral antihero, Lafcadio Wluiki, spontaneously decides to commit an unmotivated murder by pushing a man out of a moving train. In the novel, Gide utilizes a series of character types - the stuffy, aristocratic author, the atheist turned devout by a miracle cure, the lowlife con artists of Rome and the perennial whore with a heart of gold
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Aug 08, 2011
"Is it possible to choose freely to do evil?" is the question that Gide set out to explore in this "sotie", a kind of light-hearted philosophical jeu d'esprit and satire, interesting too as an early novelistic exploration of the theme of paranoia and conspiracy theory. The answer is no, but much fun is had at the expense of the Church and bourgeoisie along the way.
Feb 15, 2010
Sonia
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À l'image de l'histoire de mystification qu'il raconte, il est possible que ce récit relève de la supercherie et révèle de la part de son auteur un certain penchant pour la facilité. Je ne garde quasiment aucun souvenir des passages sur le meurtre gratuit. Mais ce qui est sûr, c'est qu'à 15 ans, je serais tombée amoureuse de Lafcadio, et cela vaut bien quelques étoiles.
Jan 27, 2010
Amin
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Gide is popular among good readers in Iran, i assume the only factor that temped the translator to work on this book was author's name and fame at least around here.
Mar 05, 2011
J
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One of the finest Novels ever written. One in a cycle of Old Great Novels about "Crime and Punishment", which includes Dostoevsky, Gide, Camus, and Celine, that Nazi.
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Jan 31, 2010
Alice
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I thought the main character was somewhat ridiculous, but my professor saw a more likeable side to him.
Jan 29, 2012
Helen
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Crazy crazy book which I had to read at university, but which has never left me...
Apr 19, 2008
Arash
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یک چند اپیزودی از ژید. اولش شاید از زیاد بودن کاراکتر ها حوصلتون سر بره و خسته بشین. ولی در آخر کتاب تمام این اپیزودها و کاراکترها به طرز هنرمندانه ای به هم مربوط میشن
Mar 19, 2008
Steven
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My first Gide; atheism, anti-clericalism, Catholicism, crime, moves fast, the philosophy is in the action I guess.
Caves du Vatican is the correct title, cellars is a poor translation but the book has a good translation.
Caves du Vatican is the correct title, cellars is a poor translation but the book has a good translation.
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Sep 30, 2007
Marine
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I wanted to re-read that book. I love that author, it is brilliant, just look for his work !
See also Les faux monnayeurs and les nourritures terrestres
See also Les faux monnayeurs and les nourritures terrestres
Jul 17, 2008
Graham
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Smart, funny, and above all, a hilarious story. I was surprised to find out that it was written in 1914.
Jul 09, 2010
mohamad hasan farazmand
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این اثر را می توان به طرز جالبی با ملکوت (بهرام صادقی) مقایسه کرد.
Aug 02, 2011
John
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Not for everyone. Contains a Gide hallmark--the senseless and motiveless crime.
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