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Les Eygletiere #2
A Rampa
No primeiro volume desta obra cíclica - que tem a particularidade de cada volume constituir um romance autónomo - assistimos aos sinais percussores do desmembrar da família Eygletière. Entre um pai (Filippe) egoísta, duro, amoral, e uma madrasta (Carole) demasiado jovem, calculista, perversa encantadora ao mesmo tempo, os três filhos - Jean-Marc, vinte anos; Françoise, dezoito e Daniel, dezassete - sofrem, segundo o carácter de cada um, o rescaldo da desordem familiar. A única amarra sólida no meio desta barafunda era a tia Madelaine, mulher de coração e de cabeça, vivendo solitária na província e sempre tão pronta a dedicar-se inteiramente aos sobrinhos que às vezes até se esquecia dela própria. Infelizmente, na maioria dos casos chegava tarde de mais para conjurar certos perigos. Foi assim que não conseguiu defender Jean-Marc da perigosa sedução da madrasta, nem impedir Françoise de se apaixonar pelo professor de russo, Alexandre Kozlov.
Tornando-se amante de Carole, Jean-Marc, horrorizado, foge para os Estados Unidos, disposto a curar-se daquela loucura. Quanto a Françoise, consciente da sua falta e incapaz de aceitar a maldade do mundo, tenta matar-se, Recolhida por Madelaine, havia de princípio, jurado não participar da vida sensual e brutal que agitava os seus semelhantes. Mas, uma vez acabadas as férias, ei-la, neste segundo volume, pronta para de novo amar e sofrer.
Também Jean-Marc, ao voltar de Nova Iorque tenta esquecer Carole. No entanto, quanto mais se defende contra a graça estonteante dessa mulher, menos pode encarar a existência sem ela. A sua sorte, até agora, é que o pai, que ele tanto admira, não se apercebe de que Jean-Marc o enganou. Quanto tempo durará esta frágil mentira? Que acontecerá ao estranho casal Françoise-Alexandre Kozlov? Como é que o franco e alegre Daniel conciliará a necessidade de prosseguir os seus estudos com o desejo de viajar pelo mundo e o seu amor pela jovem Danielle Sawelot?
Absorvidos pelos seus dramas pessoais, os pais deixam os filhos resolver como podem os seus próprios problemas. E, de frouxidão em cobardia, de negligência em gracejo, de crítica em aceitação, todo o grupo social se decompõe precipitando-se no caos.
É a história desta lenta degradação, que o grande escritor Henri Troyat nos evoca com cruel e, ao mesmo tempo, terna lucidez, neste seu extraordinário romance A RAMPA.
Tornando-se amante de Carole, Jean-Marc, horrorizado, foge para os Estados Unidos, disposto a curar-se daquela loucura. Quanto a Françoise, consciente da sua falta e incapaz de aceitar a maldade do mundo, tenta matar-se, Recolhida por Madelaine, havia de princípio, jurado não participar da vida sensual e brutal que agitava os seus semelhantes. Mas, uma vez acabadas as férias, ei-la, neste segundo volume, pronta para de novo amar e sofrer.
Também Jean-Marc, ao voltar de Nova Iorque tenta esquecer Carole. No entanto, quanto mais se defende contra a graça estonteante dessa mulher, menos pode encarar a existência sem ela. A sua sorte, até agora, é que o pai, que ele tanto admira, não se apercebe de que Jean-Marc o enganou. Quanto tempo durará esta frágil mentira? Que acontecerá ao estranho casal Françoise-Alexandre Kozlov? Como é que o franco e alegre Daniel conciliará a necessidade de prosseguir os seus estudos com o desejo de viajar pelo mundo e o seu amor pela jovem Danielle Sawelot?
Absorvidos pelos seus dramas pessoais, os pais deixam os filhos resolver como podem os seus próprios problemas. E, de frouxidão em cobardia, de negligência em gracejo, de crítica em aceitação, todo o grupo social se decompõe precipitando-se no caos.
É a história desta lenta degradação, que o grande escritor Henri Troyat nos evoca com cruel e, ao mesmo tempo, terna lucidez, neste seu extraordinário romance A RAMPA.
372 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1966
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Henri Troyat
510 books271 followersTroyat was a French author, biographer, historian and novelist.
Troyat was born Levon Aslan Torossian in Moscow to parents of Armenian descent. His family fled Russia in anticipation of the revolution. After a long exodus taking them to the Caucasus on to Crimea and later by sea to Constantinople and then Venice, the family finally settled in Paris in 1920, where young Troyat was schooled and later earned a law degree. The stirring and tragic events of this flight across half of Europe are vividly recounted by Troyat in 'Tant que la terre durera'.
Troyat received his first literary award, Le prix du roman populaire, at the age of twenty-four, and by twenty-seven, he was awarded the Prix Goncourt.
Troyat published more than 100 books, novels and biographies, among them those of Anton Chekhov, Catherine the Great, Rasputin, Ivan the Terrible and Leo Tolstoy.
Troyat's best-known work is La neige en deuil, which was adapted as an English-language film in 1956 under the title The Mountain.
He was elected as a member of the Académie française in 1959. At the time of his death, Troyat was the longest serving member of the Academy.
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Troyat was born Levon Aslan Torossian in Moscow to parents of Armenian descent. His family fled Russia in anticipation of the revolution. After a long exodus taking them to the Caucasus on to Crimea and later by sea to Constantinople and then Venice, the family finally settled in Paris in 1920, where young Troyat was schooled and later earned a law degree. The stirring and tragic events of this flight across half of Europe are vividly recounted by Troyat in 'Tant que la terre durera'.
Troyat received his first literary award, Le prix du roman populaire, at the age of twenty-four, and by twenty-seven, he was awarded the Prix Goncourt.
Troyat published more than 100 books, novels and biographies, among them those of Anton Chekhov, Catherine the Great, Rasputin, Ivan the Terrible and Leo Tolstoy.
Troyat's best-known work is La neige en deuil, which was adapted as an English-language film in 1956 under the title The Mountain.
He was elected as a member of the Académie française in 1959. At the time of his death, Troyat was the longest serving member of the Academy.
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June 13, 2023
Here is the finished trilogy since I read it out of order.
In this second volume, Henri Troyat deepens the relations between the members of the Eygletière family and brings out the temperaments of each of them.
I would have had a better reading of Henri Troyat, but I enjoyed his incisive descriptions and analyses.
That's a good "photo" from the 60s.
In this second volume, Henri Troyat deepens the relations between the members of the Eygletière family and brings out the temperaments of each of them.
I would have had a better reading of Henri Troyat, but I enjoyed his incisive descriptions and analyses.
That's a good "photo" from the 60s.
April 15, 2022
Тук нещата съвсем загрубяха. Ако това въобще е възможно , книгата става все по-мрачна и потискаща. Нямам идея докъде ще стигнат накрая.
May 17, 2020
J'ai pris ce bouquin dans une boite à livres, au hasard; c'était une édition (originale?) de 1966 et malgré les pages jaunies et gondolées, j'ai eu grand plaisir à tenir en main et feuilleter ce reliquat physique des années soixante, et d’y lire le feuilleton d’une famille contemporaine de cette époque. Et c’est un feuilleton sans sentimentalité ni message moralisateur ; les personnages sont froidement observés et présentés comme ils sont et comme ils agissent, au sein d’une dynamique familiale complexe. La dissection de cette famille bourgeoise est parfois acerbe mais je l’ai trouvée assez fascinante, un peu comme un film de C. Chabrol (toujours une référence !) de la même période.
Deuxième tome d’une trilogie ; si les autres volumes ne me tombent pas dans les mains comme celle-ci, je serais peut-être obligée de les rechercher un peu plus activement !
Deuxième tome d’une trilogie ; si les autres volumes ne me tombent pas dans les mains comme celle-ci, je serais peut-être obligée de les rechercher un peu plus activement !
August 8, 2015
В тази книга приключи завързката и се чака кулминацията в последната... Как една фамилия се разпада
July 21, 2025
Le second épisode d'une trilogie. Mais se lit sans difficulté de compréhension. Comment une famille vole en éclat. Un sujet dont Troyat raffole. Superficiel mais délassant.
May 23, 2015
my lovely book, lovely characters. but in this part of book all is changing.. and I don't like it.
Reading Challenge:book somewhere I always want to visit. France ^^
Reading Challenge:book somewhere I always want to visit. France ^^
February 16, 2017
2,5 / 3
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April 19, 2016Well this book wasn't something remarkable for me . It started ok similar to "Rich man ,Poor man" which is one of my favorite novels, but then in one moment the characters were sooo lost . And not in the good way . They didn't have one true emotion . It was all fake and more and more without sense .I want to know what happens next and i will read the next book of the series but i don't think i will like it much .
May 9, 2017
В этой части рассказывается о начале взрослой жизни Эглетьеров младших. "Это львята, жестокие, упрямые, безжалостные, эгоистичные! Они голодны, и у них жажда, им не терпится жить... Ничто другое для них не имеет значения!"
Еще понравилась цитата: "Он никогда не думал, что предметы, столь дорогие для него, так мало значили для других. Вероятно, и в любви так же!".
Интересно, что ждет Эглетьеров в заключительный части? Воскрешение через падение, как говорил Козлов?
Еще понравилась цитата: "Он никогда не думал, что предметы, столь дорогие для него, так мало значили для других. Вероятно, и в любви так же!".
Интересно, что ждет Эглетьеров в заключительный части? Воскрешение через падение, как говорил Козлов?
September 25, 2011
Volume 2 of Les Eygletiere trilogy, and another great read. An absorbing and atmospheric portrait of a bourgeois French family.
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February 16, 2016in italiano una famglia a pezzi
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