Lenin Dada

by Dominique Noguez

5 1/4"x8 1/2" 179 page illustrated paperback in French published by Robert Laffont in 1989

Genres: Nonfiction

141 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Dominique Noguez was a French writer. He won the Prix Femina in 1997, for Amour noir.

Reviews

[Ramona Cantaragiu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting thought experiment proposed by the author: on the one hand, he goes on to argue that Lenin might have had a direct contribution to the Dada movement, and, on the other hand, that the Dada movement inspired Lenin's revolutionary goal. Wildly farfetched, it nonetheless brings to light an interesting take on the connection between artistic and political movements. The author attempts to provide another potential explanation for the name of the artistic movement arguing that it was inspired by the Da! Da! cries from Lenin and his friends which sounded in Cabaret Voltaire once some traditional music was played. But the most powerful take is in the author's interpretation of Lenin's revolution as a materialization of the absurdity, nonsense and the desire to destroy all forms of rationality proposed by the Data movement. This makes Lenin an exponend of Dada in the world of politics.

[Vladimir Ghinculov · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pentru publicul român (sau orice popor care a trecut sau trece prin drama comunismului idiot și ucigaș) ipoteza unui dadaism originar al totalitarismului roșu trece din registrul umoristic al autorului francez în cel terifiant-realist al victimei.

[Dinu Guţu · Rating 2 out of 5]

autorul a bãut chicuș