The Conspiracy is the last and most acclaimed novel by French writer and activist Paul Nizan, who died two years after its publication fighting the Germans at the Battle of Dunkirk. Hailed by Jean-Paul Sartre as Nizan s masterpiece, the book centers upon the figure of Bertrand Rosenthal, a misguided philosophy student studying in pre-war Paris. Eager to foment a revolution and having little grasp of his own motives, Rosenthal draws a small group of disciples into a conspiracy both fatuous and deadly. Simultaneously, he plunges into a forbidden and ultimately tragic love affair as the intertwined plots move inexorably toward their twin destinations of betrayal and death.
The Conspiracy won the coveted Prix Interallie in 1938. This new edition includes Walter Benjamin s critique of the book, available here for the first time in English.
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The Conspiracy is the last and most acclaimed novel by French writer and activist Paul Nizan, who died two years after its publication fighting the Germans at the Battle of Dunkirk. Hailed by Jean-Paul Sartre as Nizan s masterpiece, the book centers upon the figure of Bertrand Rosenthal, a misguided philosophy student studying in pre-war Paris. Eager to foment a revolution and having little grasp of his own motives, Rosenthal draws a small group of disciples into a conspiracy both fatuous and deadly. Simultaneously, he plunges into a forbidden and ultimately tragic love affair as the intertwined plots move inexorably toward their twin destinations of betrayal and death.
The Conspiracy won the coveted Prix Interallie in 1938. This new edition includes Walter Benjamin s critique of the book, available here for the first time in English.
Imprint | Verso Books |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Release date | 2012 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | 2012 |
Afterword by | Jean-Paul Sartre |
Authors | Paul Nizan |
Contributors | Walter Benjamin |
Translators | Quintin Hoare |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 258 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-84467-768-9 |
Barcode | 9781844677689 |
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LSN | 1-84467-768-0 |