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One of the great figures of modern French literature. Swiss-born in 1887, but French to the core in spirit, Cendrars roamed the world for many years, a restless seeker who made life an adventure and his novels and poems the record of a never-satisfied appetite for human experience. As a young man he reached the Orient across Russia, and "The Transsiberian," one of his finest long poems is included in this volume. Over the years, a number of Cendrars' works were translated into English--early among them, in 1931, John Dos Passos' brilliant version of "Panama, or the Adventures of My Seven Uncles" (reprinted in this collection)--but all are now out of print here, so that this selection from the whole range of Cendrars is most timely. It has been prepared by Professor Walter Albert of Brandeis University, whose long introductory essay is the most detailed biographical and critical study of Cendrars now available in English. While the greater part of the selection is concentrated on Cendrars' poetry (with the French text printed en face), there are also representative excerpts from the major novels and other prose books, as well as several essays, including impressions of Chagall and Picasso.

Author: Blaise Cendrars
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Published: 01/30/1962
Pages: 290
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.65d
ISBN: 9780811218887

About the Author
Cendrars, Blaise: - Frederic-Louis Sauser was born on September 1, 1887 in La Chaux-de-Fonds in the Swiss canton of Neuchatel. At the outbreak of World War I, Cendrars--a fictitious name he assumed in 1907--joined the Foreign Legion. His military career was out short when he lost his right arm as a result of a wound. Adapting to his handicap he learned to type, write, and drive with his left hand. He returned to Paris and continued to write and serve as editor for the Editions de la Sirene as well as show an interest in moviemaking. Cendrars died in Paris in 1961.Dos Passos, John: - John Dos Passos was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1896. Upon returning from Europe, where he served as an ambulance driver in Paris and Italy during the war, Dos Passos published his first novel, One Man's Initiation, in 1920. He completed Manhattan Transfer in 1925 and the hugely influential U.S.A. trilogy in 1936. Dos Passos continued to write and publish novels, biographies, and essays until his death in 1970.

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