Les betes
A collection that uses animals and the natural world to illuminate the contradictions and fragility of human civilization. Careful observation and philosophical reflection give the book a distinctly uneasy postwar edge.
animalsnaturecivilization critiqueshort storiespostwar literature
Work Information
The gaze directed at nature turns into a question about human beings themselves.
Pierre Gascar’s Les Bêtes uses depictions of animals and nature as a starting point for quietly exposing human violence and the distortions of civilization. Each story carries its own tension, leaving a strong impression through restrained prose.
Book Information
- Publisher
- Gallimard
- Published
- 1978-04-21
- Language
- フランス語
- Size
- 12.5 x 1.2 x 19 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9782070299256
- ISBN-10
- 2070299252
- Price
- 2194 JPY
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Related Literary Awards
- Prix Goncourt Edition 51 (1953) ・Winner