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Les Thibault V: l'été 1914 (fin) Épilogue
448pages. poche. Broché.
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First published January 1, 1928
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Roger Martin du Gard
199 books111 followersAwarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1937 "for the artistic power and truth with which he has depicted human conflict as well as some fundamental aspects of contemporary life in his novel cycle Les Thibault."
Roger Martin du Gard (23 March 1881 - 22 August 1958) was a French author and winner of the 1937 Nobel Prize for Literature. Trained as a paleographer and archivist, Martin du Gard brought to his works a spirit of objectivity and a scrupulous regard for details. For his concern with documentation and with the relationship of social reality to individual development, he has been linked with the realist and naturalist traditions of the 19th century. His major work was Les Thibault, a roman fleuve about the Thibault family, originally published as a series of eight novels. The story follows the fortunes of the two Thibault brothers, Antoine and Jacques, from their prosperous bourgeois upbringing, through the First World War, to their deaths. He also wrote a novel, Jean Barois, set in the historical context of the Dreyfus Affair.
During the Second World war he resided in Nice, where he prepared a novel, which remained unfinished (Souvenirs du lieutenant-colonel de Maumort); an English-language translation of this unfinished novel was published in 2000.
Roger Martin du Gard died in 1958 and was buried in the Cimiez Monastery Cemetery in Cimiez, a suburb of the city of Nice, France.
Roger Martin du Gard (23 March 1881 - 22 August 1958) was a French author and winner of the 1937 Nobel Prize for Literature. Trained as a paleographer and archivist, Martin du Gard brought to his works a spirit of objectivity and a scrupulous regard for details. For his concern with documentation and with the relationship of social reality to individual development, he has been linked with the realist and naturalist traditions of the 19th century. His major work was Les Thibault, a roman fleuve about the Thibault family, originally published as a series of eight novels. The story follows the fortunes of the two Thibault brothers, Antoine and Jacques, from their prosperous bourgeois upbringing, through the First World War, to their deaths. He also wrote a novel, Jean Barois, set in the historical context of the Dreyfus Affair.
During the Second World war he resided in Nice, where he prepared a novel, which remained unfinished (Souvenirs du lieutenant-colonel de Maumort); an English-language translation of this unfinished novel was published in 2000.
Roger Martin du Gard died in 1958 and was buried in the Cimiez Monastery Cemetery in Cimiez, a suburb of the city of Nice, France.
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March 11, 2019
Ce roman, se déroulant du début du XXe siècle jusqu’à la fin de la Grande Guerre, raconte l’histoire de deux familles de la bourgeoisie française.
I made the proofing (P1) of this book for Distributed Proofreaders Canada and it will be published by Faded Page.
I made the proofing (P1) of this book for Distributed Proofreaders Canada and it will be published by Faded Page.
February 1, 2015
پیش از خواندن "خانواده ی تیبو" نمی دانستم این رمان جزو پنج رمان بزرگ نیمه ی اول قرن بیستم است، و بسی بسیار، بالاتر از "ژان کریستف" و "جان شیفته" و... دوگار برخلاف رومن رولان یک نویسنده چپ فرانسوی نیست اما شرح احوال یک خانواده ی بورژوای فرانسوی، پیش از، در دوران، و پس از جنگ جهانی اول چنان که دوگار وصف کرده، نشان نبوغی ست دو چندان رومن رولان. اگرچه نیمی از هشت کتاب "خانواده ی تیبو" به جذابیت نیمه ی دیگر نیست، اما در مجموع، شرح زندگی و احوالات "آنتوان" و "ژاک" تیبو، پدرشان و بقیه ی شخصیت ها، رمانی چنان محکم و زیبا را بوجود آورده که تنها با نثر و زبان ابوالحسن نجفی می توانست به این زیبایی به فارسی درآید. خانواده ی تیبو در عین حال نوعی تاریخ اجتماعی فرانسه و بعضن سوئیس و اروپا در حول و حوش جنگ جهانی اول است. شناخت مارتین دوگار و "خانواده ی تیبو" را مدیون ابوالحسن نجفی هستم که انتخاب او را همیشه می توان چشم بسته پذیرفت؛ چه از نگاه محتوای کتاب و چه از لحاظ زبان ترجمه.
March 3, 2023
**Spoiler alerts**
I didn't want to write a review until I got to the end of the series because there was so much changing in my perspective of the book with each volume.
This is not your usual French classic, it's deeper and, most importantly, has more philosophy behind that you can imagine.
During each volume, I could say there's one profound topic discussed, including self-determination, self-knowledge, love, mind-shifts, and more. And, while you thought you already knew the characters, du Gard proves that you don't. In fact, he shows how after certain life events, the human being can shift and change almost entirely.
To make this shorter, I'll just point out some highlights I think are worth speaking more about.
First, the book briefly discusses events and situations about love towards parents. It shows that this kind of love is not always unconditional and not the case of every human being on Earth. Even though society thinks that we're "supposed" to love our parents, it becomes hard when they don't listen to us, don't respect our thoughts and decisions, don't even take a step back to understand, etc. On the other hand, while we start to see our parents from another angle when as we become adults, things can really change. This may be disturbing to some, but it takes time, courage, and autonomy to swallow the hard pill and take on your own road without doing things like your parents have done or have taught you to do.
Secondly, there are some parts in the book that slightly discuss the existence of God (which is a very sensitive topic.) I do have my opinion and ideas which I will not share in this review, but I can say that all the discussions and arguments were pretty interesting. You see things from a priest's point of view, from a doctor's point of view, and from a philosopher's. This, again, broadens your brain and tortures it to expand.
The third topic is love, and how things are perceived differently by males and females. The book actually discusses different types of relationships: one where a man has lost his very beloved wife, one where a woman has lost her not-so-loyal husband she adored, and another where the couple shows unconditional and devoted love which is not really the case when each is on their own. Du Gard helps you get into the minds and hearts of these people, learn about how devoted or how self-focused a person can be, and analyze things in your own head.
Fourth is about two complete opposite people. First one, you see the bourgeois, pursuing a doctor's career, having a pretty high self-esteem, wanting to achieve, achieve, and achieve. But all of these are based on his own ego, to fulfill it and make himself feel good. Secondly, you see a person originally a bourgeois, who denies that fact, goes against the "laws" accepted in his own circle of society, takes his own path towards freedom, independence (both in terms of lifestyle and thinking,) and revolution. Throughout the book you can see the struggles both these minds go through, and, what's more interesting is how they end up. This shows how life can be bitter, surprising, wicked, and harsh sometimes. Things get deeper as the volume starts speaking about these events happening during WW1.
And, about that.
Fifth, I can't describe how much this book has changed my perception of war and how it can affect people. Even though I've been living in a country that's always under a potential war attack, it has never gotten too near my nose. However, this book helped me get into the minds of different people from different social classes, minds, and hearts, and learn what they feel or how they see it. Again, the above-mentioned two opposites end up differently after the end of the war. The thing is, how the war changed them both, especially the first person. In the very end of the book, this person shares his diary speaking about such changes and mentions what has become important to him compared to what was important before. For example, while he has been pursuing money and good status his whole life, he realizes in the end that he has no REAL friends or family as a shoulder to cry on. He feels he has been deceived by life itself and now it's already too late to do anything.
What's even more interesting.
Lastly, I wanna make a little spoiler by saying that one of the two persons I mentioned has a child (which he doesn't know about.) This person dies during the war, so the child is left to his wife and brother (the first person.) During and after the war, everyone, including the mom, her brother and mother, and this first person put their whole energy, money, love, care, and attention to this baby boy. It's as if they see a new life in him, a life they couldn't live and would never. In his diary, the first person gives a lot of advice to his nephew, which is both emotional and touchy. Although, you will get to know this person as cold, distant, and hard-hearted.
I didn't want to write a review until I got to the end of the series because there was so much changing in my perspective of the book with each volume.
This is not your usual French classic, it's deeper and, most importantly, has more philosophy behind that you can imagine.
During each volume, I could say there's one profound topic discussed, including self-determination, self-knowledge, love, mind-shifts, and more. And, while you thought you already knew the characters, du Gard proves that you don't. In fact, he shows how after certain life events, the human being can shift and change almost entirely.
To make this shorter, I'll just point out some highlights I think are worth speaking more about.
First, the book briefly discusses events and situations about love towards parents. It shows that this kind of love is not always unconditional and not the case of every human being on Earth. Even though society thinks that we're "supposed" to love our parents, it becomes hard when they don't listen to us, don't respect our thoughts and decisions, don't even take a step back to understand, etc. On the other hand, while we start to see our parents from another angle when as we become adults, things can really change. This may be disturbing to some, but it takes time, courage, and autonomy to swallow the hard pill and take on your own road without doing things like your parents have done or have taught you to do.
Secondly, there are some parts in the book that slightly discuss the existence of God (which is a very sensitive topic.) I do have my opinion and ideas which I will not share in this review, but I can say that all the discussions and arguments were pretty interesting. You see things from a priest's point of view, from a doctor's point of view, and from a philosopher's. This, again, broadens your brain and tortures it to expand.
The third topic is love, and how things are perceived differently by males and females. The book actually discusses different types of relationships: one where a man has lost his very beloved wife, one where a woman has lost her not-so-loyal husband she adored, and another where the couple shows unconditional and devoted love which is not really the case when each is on their own. Du Gard helps you get into the minds and hearts of these people, learn about how devoted or how self-focused a person can be, and analyze things in your own head.
Fourth is about two complete opposite people. First one, you see the bourgeois, pursuing a doctor's career, having a pretty high self-esteem, wanting to achieve, achieve, and achieve. But all of these are based on his own ego, to fulfill it and make himself feel good. Secondly, you see a person originally a bourgeois, who denies that fact, goes against the "laws" accepted in his own circle of society, takes his own path towards freedom, independence (both in terms of lifestyle and thinking,) and revolution. Throughout the book you can see the struggles both these minds go through, and, what's more interesting is how they end up. This shows how life can be bitter, surprising, wicked, and harsh sometimes. Things get deeper as the volume starts speaking about these events happening during WW1.
And, about that.
Fifth, I can't describe how much this book has changed my perception of war and how it can affect people. Even though I've been living in a country that's always under a potential war attack, it has never gotten too near my nose. However, this book helped me get into the minds of different people from different social classes, minds, and hearts, and learn what they feel or how they see it. Again, the above-mentioned two opposites end up differently after the end of the war. The thing is, how the war changed them both, especially the first person. In the very end of the book, this person shares his diary speaking about such changes and mentions what has become important to him compared to what was important before. For example, while he has been pursuing money and good status his whole life, he realizes in the end that he has no REAL friends or family as a shoulder to cry on. He feels he has been deceived by life itself and now it's already too late to do anything.
What's even more interesting.
Lastly, I wanna make a little spoiler by saying that one of the two persons I mentioned has a child (which he doesn't know about.) This person dies during the war, so the child is left to his wife and brother (the first person.) During and after the war, everyone, including the mom, her brother and mother, and this first person put their whole energy, money, love, care, and attention to this baby boy. It's as if they see a new life in him, a life they couldn't live and would never. In his diary, the first person gives a lot of advice to his nephew, which is both emotional and touchy. Although, you will get to know this person as cold, distant, and hard-hearted.
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February 21, 2021Les Thibault es una novela fundamental para entender el principio del siglo XX europeo y sus antecedentes. Desde los ojos de los personajes, principales pertenecientes a una acomodada burguesía parisina, es posible sensibilisarse respecto a los prolegómenos de la Primera Guerras. En sus últimos tomos, se cosecha la empatir que el autor sembró por los personajes y se viven los absurdos de las inagotables guerras humanas.
March 12, 2009
si tu veux lire un roman de la guerre et connaitre les consequence de la guerre, je te recommande ce roman. je crois que la guerre est une nécessité de la vie humaine, ce qu'on haît et mais l'histoire humaine est plein de guerres. la civilisation est crééé sur elle.
September 22, 2007
very very very nice.whaen you are reading this book you live with its roles with anthoan and its ...
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