What do you think?
Rate this book
Climate
235 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1928
2 people are currently reading
34 people want to read
About the author
André Maurois
1,092 books254 followersAndré Maurois, born Emile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog, was a French author. André Maurois was a pseudonym that became his legal name in 1947.
During World War I he joined the French army and served as an interpreter and later a liaison officer to the British army. His first novel, Les silences du colonel Bramble, was a witty but socially realistic account of that experience. It was an immediate success in France. It was translated and also became popular in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries as The Silence of Colonel Bramble. Many of his other works have also been translated into English (mainly by Hamish Miles (1894–1937)), as they often dealt with British people or topics, such as his biographies of Disraeli, Byron, and Shelley.
During 1938 Maurois was elected to the prestigious Académie française. Maurois was encouraged and assisted in seeking this post by Marshal Philippe Pétain, and he made a point of acknowleging with thanks his debt to Pétain in his 1941 autobiography, Call no man happy - though by the time of writing, their paths had sharply diverged, Pétain having become Head of State of the Nazi-collaborationist Vichy France.
During World War II he served in the French army and the Free French Forces.
He died during 1967 after a long career as an author of novels, biographies, histories, children's books and science fiction stories. He is buried in the Neuilly-sur-Seine community cemetery near Paris.
During World War I he joined the French army and served as an interpreter and later a liaison officer to the British army. His first novel, Les silences du colonel Bramble, was a witty but socially realistic account of that experience. It was an immediate success in France. It was translated and also became popular in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries as The Silence of Colonel Bramble. Many of his other works have also been translated into English (mainly by Hamish Miles (1894–1937)), as they often dealt with British people or topics, such as his biographies of Disraeli, Byron, and Shelley.
During 1938 Maurois was elected to the prestigious Académie française. Maurois was encouraged and assisted in seeking this post by Marshal Philippe Pétain, and he made a point of acknowleging with thanks his debt to Pétain in his 1941 autobiography, Call no man happy - though by the time of writing, their paths had sharply diverged, Pétain having become Head of State of the Nazi-collaborationist Vichy France.
During World War II he served in the French army and the Free French Forces.
He died during 1967 after a long career as an author of novels, biographies, histories, children's books and science fiction stories. He is buried in the Neuilly-sur-Seine community cemetery near Paris.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
February 16, 2021
„Mă gândesc cu plăcere la dragostea noastră din acea vreme; amândoi, Odile și cu mine, eram stăpâniți cu tărie de același sentiment înălțător. Dar la Odile sentimentele erau aproape totdeauna înfrânte de orgoliu. Ea mi-a explicat mai târziu că, în primul rând mănăstirea și apoi viața dusă împreună cu o mamă pe care n-o iubea au făcut din ea o ființă „ascunsă”.
July 8, 2020
Excelentă carte! Deși plină de descrieri și cu un subiect ușor psihotic obesiv al personajului principal, care uneori pare frustrant pentru cititor, fiindcă este atât de evident și de enervant și totuși neînțeles de cel care îl manifestă (Philippe) , este o scriere remarcabilă! Plină de fraze plăcute, înțelepte, citate de memorat, și plină de învățăminte prin prisma personajelor descrise și a sentimentelor, trăirilor, vieții lor. Am citit-o pe nerăsuflate, deși m-a și enervat, m-a și frustrat, mi-a inspirat și milă și revoltă și silă. Iar cele două persective, a lui și a ei, m-au încântat de-a dreptul! Da, în continuare rămân de părere că nu poți da greș cu o carte clasică.
April 28, 2021
“Dar destinul nostru si vointa noastra sunt intotdeauna in contratimp.”
February 7, 2023
"Crezi oare că-i posibil, dragul meu, ca două ființe să trăiască într-o perfectă armonie, fără un nor?"
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews