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Roland Topor, (1938-1997) yazar, tasarimci, ressam, sair, yonetmen, sarkici, aktor ve film yapimcisi olarak cagdas Fransiz sanatinin en onde gelen temsilcilerinden biridir. Sanati, acimasizlikla absurdun icice gectigi, vurucu bir kara mizah icerir; ancak yapitlarindaki bu siddet ogesine karsin, 19. yuzyil gravurculerini andiran bir uslubu da barindirir. Masanin Altinda, giderek kuculen ve yalnizlasan bireyin sikismisligini, kadin-erkek ekseninde anlatiyor. Yazarin 'kara mizah' olarak ele aldigi oyun, giderek globallesen dunyaya acimasiz bir elestiri getirirken, 'ask' motifi bu sertligi yumusatmayi basariyor.
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64 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1993
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About the author
Roland Topor
150 books236 followersA French illustrator, painter, writer and filmmaker, known for the surreal nature of his work. He was of Polish Jewish origin and spent the early years of his life in Savoy where his family hid him from the Nazi peril.
Roland Topor wrote the novel The Tenant (Le Locataire chimérique, 1964), which was adapted to film by Roman Polanski in 1976. The Tenant is the story of a Parisian of Polish descent, who develops an obsession regarding what has happened to his apartment's previous tenant. It is a chilling exploration of alienation and identity, asking disturbing questions about how we define ourselves. The later novel Joko's Anniversary (1969), another fable about loss of identity, is a vicious satire on social conformity. Themes Topor returned to in his later novel Head-to-Toe Portrait of Suzanne (1978).
A new presentation of The Tenant by Roland Topor was released in October 2006. The book has Topor's original novel, a new introduction by Thomas Ligotti, a selection of short stories by Topor, a representation of Topor's artwork and an essay on the famous Roman Polanski film version. There is a working possibility of having Mr. Polanski write a new foreword to this edition.
In 2018, Atlas Press published Topor's Head-to-Toe Portrait of Suzanne, translated and introduced by Andrew Hodgson. It was the first of Topor's novels to enter English in nearly 50 years.
Roland Topor wrote the novel The Tenant (Le Locataire chimérique, 1964), which was adapted to film by Roman Polanski in 1976. The Tenant is the story of a Parisian of Polish descent, who develops an obsession regarding what has happened to his apartment's previous tenant. It is a chilling exploration of alienation and identity, asking disturbing questions about how we define ourselves. The later novel Joko's Anniversary (1969), another fable about loss of identity, is a vicious satire on social conformity. Themes Topor returned to in his later novel Head-to-Toe Portrait of Suzanne (1978).
A new presentation of The Tenant by Roland Topor was released in October 2006. The book has Topor's original novel, a new introduction by Thomas Ligotti, a selection of short stories by Topor, a representation of Topor's artwork and an essay on the famous Roman Polanski film version. There is a working possibility of having Mr. Polanski write a new foreword to this edition.
In 2018, Atlas Press published Topor's Head-to-Toe Portrait of Suzanne, translated and introduced by Andrew Hodgson. It was the first of Topor's novels to enter English in nearly 50 years.
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July 20, 2024
“Aşk üreme içgüdüsü ile yan yana giden insani bir değerdir. Hiç aşk beslemediğim bir tiple türümün devamlılığını sağlayamam. Oysa sevdiğim adam beni kendimle barışık kılan, bende köklerimi devam ettirme duygusu bırakan, bana kendisinden bir sevdiğim adam daha üretme arzusu verendir...”
January 27, 2024
To dziwne czytać jakieś dzieło Topora, które kończy się szczęśliwie lub przynajmniej sugeruje szczęśliwe zakończenie.
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