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Нежность
Through his vivid prose and nuanced storytelling, Barbusse delves into the complexities of love, compassion, and vulnerability. The collection offers a range of narratives, from intimate portraits of romantic relationships to examinations of familial bonds and friendships.
Barbusse's writing captures the essence of human emotions with a rare sensitivity, delving into the depths of the human soul and shedding light on the tender moments that define our lives. His characters are rendered with depth and authenticity, their struggles and joys resonating with readers on a profound level.
"Tenderness" is a testament to Barbusse's mastery of storytelling and his ability to evoke a wide range of emotions in readers. With his insightful exploration of tenderness, Barbusse invites readers to reflect on the intricacies of human connections and the transformative power of love and compassion.
Barbusse's writing captures the essence of human emotions with a rare sensitivity, delving into the depths of the human soul and shedding light on the tender moments that define our lives. His characters are rendered with depth and authenticity, their struggles and joys resonating with readers on a profound level.
"Tenderness" is a testament to Barbusse's mastery of storytelling and his ability to evoke a wide range of emotions in readers. With his insightful exploration of tenderness, Barbusse invites readers to reflect on the intricacies of human connections and the transformative power of love and compassion.
6 pages, Unknown Binding
First published January 1, 1914
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Henri Barbusse
198 books167 followersHenri Barbusse (1873-1935) was a French novelist and a member of the French Communist Party.
The son of a French father and an English mother, Barbusse was born in Asnières-sur-Seine, France in 1873. Although he grew up in a small town, he left for Paris in 1889 at age 16. In 1914, at the age of 41, he enlisted in the French Army and served against Germany in World War I. Invalided out of the army three times, Barbusse would serve in the war for 17 months, until the end of 1915, when he was permanently moved into a clerical position due to pulmonary damage, exhaustion, and dysentery.
Barbusse first came to fame with the publication of his novel Le Feu (translated as Under Fire) in 1916, which was based on his experiences during World War I. By this time, Barbusse had become a pacifist, and his writing demonstrated his growing hatred of militarism. Le Feu drew criticism at the time for its harsh naturalism, but won the Prix Goncourt.
In January, 1918 he left France and moved to the city of Moscow, Russia where he married a Russian woman and joined the Bolshevik Party. The novel Clarté is about an office worker who, while serving in the army, begins to realize that the imperialist war is a crime.
The Russian Revolution had significant influence on the life and work of Barbusse. He joined the French Communist Party in 1923 and later traveled back to the Soviet Union. His later works, Manifeste aux Intellectuels (Elevations) (1930) and others show a more revolutionary standpoint. Of these, the 1921 Le Couteau entre les dents (The Knife Between My Teeth) marks Barbusse's siding with Bolshevism and the October Revolution. Barbusse characterized the birth of Soviet Russia as "the greatest and most beautiful phenomenon in world history." The book "Light from the Abyss" (1919) and the collection of articles "Words of a Fighting Man" (1920) contain calls for the overthrow of capitalism. In 1925, Barbusse published "Chains", showing history as the unbroken chain of suffering of people and their struggle for freedom and justice. In the publicistic book "The Butchers" he exposes the White Terror in the Balkan countries.
In 1927 Barbusse was a participant in the Congress of Friends of the Soviet Union in Moscow. He led the World Congress Against Imperialist War (Amsterdam, 1932) and headed the World Committee Against War and Fascism, founded in 1933. He took part in the work of the International Youth Congress (Paris, 1933) and the International Congress of Writers in Defense of Culture. In the 1920s and 1930s, he also edited the periodicals Monde and Progrès Civique, which published some of the first writings of George Orwell.
In 1934 Barbusse sent Egon Kisch to Australia to represent the International Movement Against War and Fascism as part of his work for the Comintern. The resulting unsuccessful exclusion of Egon Kisch from Australia by the Conservative Australian Government succeeded in energising Communism in Australia and resulted in Kisch staying longer than Barbusse had intended.
An associate of Romain Rolland and editor of Clarté, he attempted to define a proletarian literature, akin to Proletkult and Socialist realism. Barbusse was the author of a 1936 biography of Joseph Stalin, titled Staline: Un monde nouveau vu à travers un homme (Stalin. A New World Seen Through the Man). Barbusse subsequently led a violent press campaign against his former friend Panait Istrati - a Romanian writer who had expressed criticism of the Soviet state. Barbusse in turn was harshly criticized for his admiration of Stalin and his propagandistic activities on behalf of Soviet Russia by his former comrade Victor Serge, who noted that Barbusse had dedicated a book to Leon Trotsky before Stalin had definitively won the power struggle against Trotsky, only to denounce Trotsky as a traitor after the latter's fall from power. Serge called Barbusse a hypocrite who was determined to
The son of a French father and an English mother, Barbusse was born in Asnières-sur-Seine, France in 1873. Although he grew up in a small town, he left for Paris in 1889 at age 16. In 1914, at the age of 41, he enlisted in the French Army and served against Germany in World War I. Invalided out of the army three times, Barbusse would serve in the war for 17 months, until the end of 1915, when he was permanently moved into a clerical position due to pulmonary damage, exhaustion, and dysentery.
Barbusse first came to fame with the publication of his novel Le Feu (translated as Under Fire) in 1916, which was based on his experiences during World War I. By this time, Barbusse had become a pacifist, and his writing demonstrated his growing hatred of militarism. Le Feu drew criticism at the time for its harsh naturalism, but won the Prix Goncourt.
In January, 1918 he left France and moved to the city of Moscow, Russia where he married a Russian woman and joined the Bolshevik Party. The novel Clarté is about an office worker who, while serving in the army, begins to realize that the imperialist war is a crime.
The Russian Revolution had significant influence on the life and work of Barbusse. He joined the French Communist Party in 1923 and later traveled back to the Soviet Union. His later works, Manifeste aux Intellectuels (Elevations) (1930) and others show a more revolutionary standpoint. Of these, the 1921 Le Couteau entre les dents (The Knife Between My Teeth) marks Barbusse's siding with Bolshevism and the October Revolution. Barbusse characterized the birth of Soviet Russia as "the greatest and most beautiful phenomenon in world history." The book "Light from the Abyss" (1919) and the collection of articles "Words of a Fighting Man" (1920) contain calls for the overthrow of capitalism. In 1925, Barbusse published "Chains", showing history as the unbroken chain of suffering of people and their struggle for freedom and justice. In the publicistic book "The Butchers" he exposes the White Terror in the Balkan countries.
In 1927 Barbusse was a participant in the Congress of Friends of the Soviet Union in Moscow. He led the World Congress Against Imperialist War (Amsterdam, 1932) and headed the World Committee Against War and Fascism, founded in 1933. He took part in the work of the International Youth Congress (Paris, 1933) and the International Congress of Writers in Defense of Culture. In the 1920s and 1930s, he also edited the periodicals Monde and Progrès Civique, which published some of the first writings of George Orwell.
In 1934 Barbusse sent Egon Kisch to Australia to represent the International Movement Against War and Fascism as part of his work for the Comintern. The resulting unsuccessful exclusion of Egon Kisch from Australia by the Conservative Australian Government succeeded in energising Communism in Australia and resulted in Kisch staying longer than Barbusse had intended.
An associate of Romain Rolland and editor of Clarté, he attempted to define a proletarian literature, akin to Proletkult and Socialist realism. Barbusse was the author of a 1936 biography of Joseph Stalin, titled Staline: Un monde nouveau vu à travers un homme (Stalin. A New World Seen Through the Man). Barbusse subsequently led a violent press campaign against his former friend Panait Istrati - a Romanian writer who had expressed criticism of the Soviet state. Barbusse in turn was harshly criticized for his admiration of Stalin and his propagandistic activities on behalf of Soviet Russia by his former comrade Victor Serge, who noted that Barbusse had dedicated a book to Leon Trotsky before Stalin had definitively won the power struggle against Trotsky, only to denounce Trotsky as a traitor after the latter's fall from power. Serge called Barbusse a hypocrite who was determined to
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January 17, 2025
Название произведения как нельзя лучше описывает его. "Нежность" - это и манера повествования, и сюжет, и ощущения, испытываемые при прочтении. Нежность и трепет, страх, а в конце - изумление. Мы не знаем, что за люди эти главные герои и почему им пришлось расстаться, но можем почувствовать любовь, всю ее силу и искренность, собранную в слова и предложения внутри этих писем. При прочтении эта история показалась мне чем-то очень интимным, очень личным, очень знакомым - будто автор заглянул в мое сердце и взял оттуда ощущения, а потом перенес на бумагу.
Сейчас, преодолев такое громадное расстояние во времени, преодолев вечность — пусть это покажется нелепым, — сейчас я целую тебя, как прежде. Вот и все…
June 5, 2017
Как хорошо Барбюс расписал это отдаление и отстранение за "годы".
И плоттвист в конец добавил, чтобы неповадно было. Все-таки короткая форма, это не 1000+ страниц соплей по экрану для эффекта.
И плоттвист в конец добавил, чтобы неповадно было. Все-таки короткая форма, это не 1000+ страниц соплей по экрану для эффекта.
December 28, 2017
Naive, silly and boring, with lots of unnecessary descriptions (even though it’s really short).
May 5, 2019
6 pages.....4 letters....a bunch of emotions.....it is fantastic how the author managed to make the reader feel all the care and tenderness...all the happy and sad notes in every word read
July 19, 2024
Меланхолійно, спокійно й нестримано водночас та дуже ніжно й трагічно.
Дуже сподобався стиль, що це саме листи та те, що вони не мають ні початку, ні кінця (твоя уява сама домальовує подробиці та життя героїв, доленосні події у їх житті поміж цими листами), але хотілось би більшої кількості листів і більшого обʼєму твору, аби це був повноцінний роман в листах. Кінцівка є неочікуваною і мені не дуже сподобалась, бо дуже трагічно, але це цілком у жанрі твору та дуже кінематографічно.
Чимось нагадало «Лист незнайомки» Стефана Цвейга за ритмом, відчуттями та цілковитої відданості одному коханню.
Твір, який залишає приємний післясмак та місце для уяви та фантазій щодо життя героїв.
Чимось нагадало «Лист незнайомки» Стефана Цвейга за ритмом, відчуттями та цілковитої відданості одному коханню.
Твір, який залишає приємний післясмак та місце для уяви та фантазій щодо життя героїв.
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