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Elias Canetti (Bulgarian: Елиас Канети; 25 July 1905 – 14 August 1994; / k ə ˈ n ɛ t i, k ɑː-/; German pronunciation: [eˈliːas kaˈnɛti]) was a German-language writer, born in Ruse, Bulgaria to a Sephardic Jewish family.
Jul 21, 2024 · Elias Canetti was a German-language novelist and playwright whose works explore the emotions of crowds, the psychopathology of power, and the position of the individual at odds with the society around him. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1981. Canetti was descended from Spanish.
Oct 5, 2022 · Elias Canetti on Being a Writer in a Tumultuous and Troubling World “The poet is nothing if he does not ceaselessly apply myth to the world around him.” Via Picador
Elias Canetti. From Nobel Lectures, Literature 1981-1990, Editor-in-Charge Tore Frängsmyr, Editor Sture Allén, World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore, 1993. This autobiography/biography was written at the time of the award and first published in the book series Les Prix Nobel .
Aug 14, 1994 · Elias Canetti’s literary body of work includes a novel, three plays, a study of mass movements, some author profiles and his memoirs. The novel Die Blendung (1935) (The Deception) was originally conceived as a series of novels inspired by The Human Comedy series by Honoré de Balzac, the French 19th-century author.
May 14, 2018 · In 1981, Bulgarian-born author Elias Canetti received the Nobel Prize for Literature for his body of work that crossed many disciplines and contained insights and analyses of crowd dynamics and obsessive behaviors. His best-known books are Auto-da-fé (1935–1936) and Crowds and Power (1960).
Aug 14, 1994 · Author of Auto-da-Fé, Party in the Blitz, Crowds and Power, and The Voices of Marrakesh: A Record of a Visit. Awarded the 1981 Nobel Prize in Literature "for writings marked by a broad outlook, a wealth of ideas and artistic power." He studied in Vienna.
Mar 7, 2024 · Canetti called her a co-dependent terror who would often berate him for being lazy and inept — “You’re no artist.” This was a young woman with a terminal illness, angry at the...
Fräulein Mima couldn’t forgive herself for being away, for an hour I heard them sing Grandfather’s praises. He had even figured out the size of the grounds correctly, a true sorcerer. “The Appearance of the Sorcerer” by Elias Canetti from The Tongue Set Free. Published in The Memoirs of Elias Canetti.
Elias Canetti (Bulgarian: Елиас Канети; 25 July 1905 – 14 August 1994; ; German pronunciation: [eˈliːas kaˈnɛti]) was a German-language writer, born in Ruse, Bulgaria to a Sephardic Jewish family.
