يوميات فيلسوف قانع

by Émile Souvestre, أسعد عبد الملك (مترجم)

إنا لنعرف إنسانا عاش مغمور القدر بين هذه الجموع التي تعذبها حمى الأطماع فكان راضيا عن شأنه غير متبرم بمنزلته، بل بقي مستسيغا لفقره مستمرئا لبؤسه. ولم يكن له من وجوه الكسب إلا عمل غير ذي بال يأتيه بالكفاف، فقضى العمر في ذلك المجال الضيق الذي يفصل بين اليسر والعسر. وكان هذا الفيلسوف يشؤف على العالم من علو غرفته فيراه بحرا مائجا لا تستهويه كنوزه ولا تهوله مخاطره.

Genres: Fiction

198 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1850

About the author

Émile Souvestre was a French novelist who was a native of Morlaix, Finistère. He was the son of a civil engineer and was educated at the college of Pontivy, with the intention of following his father's career by entering the Polytechnic School.

His best work is to be found in Les Derniers Bretons (4 vols, 1835-1837) and Le Foyer breton (1844), where the folk-lore and natural features of his native province are worked up into story form, and in Un Philosophe sous les toils, which received in 1851 a well-deserved academic prize. He also wrote a number of other works—novels, dramas, essays and miscellanies

Reviews

[Jan]

I bought this book years ago in an antique store for $10 solely because I fell in love with the beautiful cover. It is a floral motif design on one side with a border of burgundy on the left. There is a gold embossed view of Paris from the window with a pot of flowers sitting on the window ledge. It has many illustrations throughout the book and is in very good condition (even has a few old pieces of paper that are antique flower magazines that someone used for book markers). It is a copyrighted edition that was electrotyped and printed in 1892 by D. Appleton and Company in New York (The Appleton Press). I have never actually read the book but now have it on my "to read" list as just taking it off the shelf and handling it has peaked my interest again after all these years!

[Abdulrahman RajulAlkahf · Rating 3 out of 5]

كتاب هادئ… كأنه جلسة تأمل طويلة مع الذات.
ليس من نوع الكتب التي تلهث فيها خلف الأحداث، بل من تلك التي تأخذ بيدك لتجلس، وتتأمل، وتفكر.

“الفيلسوف القانع” لا يحاول أن يقنعك بشيء، بل يعرض عليك رؤيته للعالم، للأشياء الصغيرة، للحياة اليومية، للزمن، للناس… بأسلوب بسيط وذكي في الوقت نفسه.

الكاتب أميل سوفيستر يمزج بين الفلسفة والروحانية والتواضع الإنساني، ويكتب يومياته كأنها مرايا صغيرة ترى فيها أفكارك أنت، لا أفكاره فقط.

قراءة هذا الكتاب مثل المشي في طريق ريفي هادئ، لا فيه ضوضاء ولا استعراض، فقط صوت داخلي عميق يحادثك بصدق

[Vicki Dorsey]

Wonderful book about a simple peaceful life. With a happy ending. I enjoyed it, very refreshing.

[هبة الله · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some morsels of thoughtful ways to reflect and live that are still applicable to modern society. Enjoyed and recommend. Found my copy at an antique store.

[l · Rating 5 out of 5]

"إن تلك الجلبة التي يأتي بها المجد أو تحدثها العظمة ليست إلا ضجة الحزن على موت السعادة."

[,¡i¡, · Rating 5 out of 5]

يوميات الفيلسوف القانع .. لا تتحدث عن الفلسفة بمعناها العلمي .. والكتابة رشيقة وعذُبت بترجمة عربية أبرزها الأستاذان أسعد عبدالملك ومحمود محمد مصطفى .

[Elisa R. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a nice follow up to having read Amiel's Journal (better) last year. If you enjoy Robert Walser, you may enjoy this, as it is a similar quiet aesthetic, yet somewhat hard-headed character. It's broken up into nice chapters so you can read one chapter, put it down, and pick it up on a new chapter months later and be none for the worse. In that sense, it might be a nice book to have on your shelf. Only if you appreciate boys who write about looking out their window and are willing to feel drawn to be more grateful for your parents.