The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
A novel in diary form follows the elderly scholar Sylvestre Bonnard as he pursues a rare ecclesiastical manuscript from Paris to Sicily and is tested by the tension between his love of books and his conscience. Beneath the quiet wit and irony runs a warm regard for intelligence and tolerance.
Work Information
A quiet adventure of intellect, books, and conscience.
An early novel by Anatole France told in diary form. An elderly scholar living among books on the banks of the Seine travels to Sicily in search of a rare manuscript and, through a chain of unexpected events, is forced to reconsider his own honesty and desire. In the Iwanami Bunko edition translated by Takehiko Ibuki, it offers the calm of a classic and the appeal of a true book lover.
Review Summaries
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The book is praised for its book-loving protagonist and its calm narrative voice. Readers value it less for spectacle than for the pleasure of a classic and the quiet afterglow it leaves behind.
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Its elegant prose and intellectual humor are widely appreciated, though some readers find the narrative deliberately restrained. It is often remembered as a work whose gentle storytelling leaves a lasting aftertaste.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Mondial
- Published
- 2007-03-30
- Pages
- 142 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 13.34 x 1.27 x 21.59 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781595690593
- ISBN-10
- 159569059X
- Category
- 洋書/Mystery & Thrillers/Mystery/Historical
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Reviews
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老いた文献学者の恋、しかし今では誰も読まない
著者37歳、1881年の作です。 シルヴェストル･ボナールは、60歳過ぎの老いた文献学者、 国立古文書学校の卒業生、熱烈な図書館学者です。 パリの"本の町"のアパートに猫アミカルと老いた女中テレーズ と生活してます。彼はシシリーまでジャック･ドヴォラジーヌの 金色の伝説の本を探しに行き、ジャン･トゥムイェの未発表の 原稿さえも見つけます。彼は若いときクレマンティーヌと 恋をしたが、人生の偶然で、恋を実らす事はできなかった。 城には所有者ロシア夫人の死後、許可を得て図書をカタログ化する のにやってきます。彼は偶然にもクレマンティーヌの娘で、貧乏で 孤児ジャンヌ･アレクサンドルに廻り合い、その新鮮さと単純さに 驚き、魅せられ、クレマンティーヌを思い出します。彼女はムーシュ師、 暴力的な公証人の保護の元で住んでいます。彼女を救うため、養子 にし、パリに連れてきます。また彼女の将来を心配し、豊富な 図書館の本を売り持参金とし、彼の生徒と彼女は結婚します。
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I learned so very much when looking up topics introduced in the body of the book. I would recommend it to anyone interested in history, France, plant propagation and old time manners. Keep your Kleenex handy. What a great 👍.
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A nicely printed facsimile of the original book, which I first read back in the 1950s. Clear large type for easy reading.
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This is an odd edition. There is no publishing information inside at all, other than 'Printed in Great Britain by Amazon'. It doesn't even say who translated it. The translation itself is well written, but it clearly hasn't been proofread at all. Within the first 5 pages: Page 1: 'His think find fur rose and fell' [thick, fine?] Page 2: 'I have just tow' [two] Page 5: 'I leaned that his wife' [learned]
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this book i think should be a best seller - it just made you want to read on and on - i think that i would read it again - i am going to keep it on my kindle for keep sake - it was enjoyable and intriguing - what a nice book - everyone should read it
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This particular edition is unreadable due to the miniscule font size used to save money so the book could be squeezed into 79 pages. And my vision is 20/20. Truly obnoxious. Not to mention the sloppy copy editing with a typo every few lines!!! Amazon should never inflict such a travesty on loyal customers.