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Ouvrez
"Des mots, des êtres vivants parfaitement autonomes, sont les protagonistes de chacun de ces drames. Dès que viennent des mots du dehors, une paroi est dressée. Seuls les mots capables de recevoir convenablement les visiteurs restent de ce côté. Tous les autres s'en vont et sont pour plus de sûreté enfermés derrière la paroi. Mais la paroi est transparente et les exclus observent à travers elle. Par moments, ce qu'ils voient leur donne envie d'intervenir, ils n'y tiennent plus, ils appellent... Ouvrez." Nathalie Sarraute.
- GenresFrance
144 pages, Paperback
First published October 3, 1997
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Nathalie Sarraute
67 books232 followersNathalie Sarraute (July 18, 1900 in Ivanovo, Russia – October 19, 1999 in Paris, France) was a lawyer and a French writer of Russian-Jewish origin.
Sarraute was born Natalia/Natacha Tcherniak in Ivanovo (then known as Ivanovo-Voznesensk), 300 km north-east of Moscow in 1900 (although she frequently referred to the year of her birth as 1902, a date still cited in select reference works), and, following the divorce of her parents, spent her childhood shuttled between France and Russia. In 1909 she moved to Paris with her father. Sarraute studied law and literature at the prestigious Sorbonne, having a particular fondness for 20th century literature and the works of Marcel Proust and Virginia Woolf, who greatly affected her conception of the novel, then later studied history at Oxford and sociology in Berlin, before passing the French bar exam (1926-1941) and becoming a lawyer.
In 1925, she married Raymond Sarraute, a fellow lawyer, with whom she would have three daughters. In 1932 she wrote her first book, Tropismes, a series of brief sketches and memories that set the tone for her entire oeuvre. The novel was first published in 1939, although the impact of World War II stunted its popularity. In 1941, Sarraute, who was Jewish, was released from her work as a lawyer as a result of Nazi law. During this time, she went into hiding and made arrangements to divorce her husband in an effort to protect him (although they would eventually stay together).
Nathalie Sarraute dies when she was ninety-nine years old. Her daughter, the journalist Claude Sarraute, was married to French Academician Jean-François Revel.
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Sarraute was born Natalia/Natacha Tcherniak in Ivanovo (then known as Ivanovo-Voznesensk), 300 km north-east of Moscow in 1900 (although she frequently referred to the year of her birth as 1902, a date still cited in select reference works), and, following the divorce of her parents, spent her childhood shuttled between France and Russia. In 1909 she moved to Paris with her father. Sarraute studied law and literature at the prestigious Sorbonne, having a particular fondness for 20th century literature and the works of Marcel Proust and Virginia Woolf, who greatly affected her conception of the novel, then later studied history at Oxford and sociology in Berlin, before passing the French bar exam (1926-1941) and becoming a lawyer.
In 1925, she married Raymond Sarraute, a fellow lawyer, with whom she would have three daughters. In 1932 she wrote her first book, Tropismes, a series of brief sketches and memories that set the tone for her entire oeuvre. The novel was first published in 1939, although the impact of World War II stunted its popularity. In 1941, Sarraute, who was Jewish, was released from her work as a lawyer as a result of Nazi law. During this time, she went into hiding and made arrangements to divorce her husband in an effort to protect him (although they would eventually stay together).
Nathalie Sarraute dies when she was ninety-nine years old. Her daughter, the journalist Claude Sarraute, was married to French Academician Jean-François Revel.
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July 7, 2017
Temel olarak, sözcüklerin birbirleriyle konuştuğu bir tiyatro metnine benziyor. Belirli bir kurgu yok.
"siz" ile "sen" atışabiliyor mesela bir sahnede ya da başka bir sahnede "hadi görüşürüz"ün duygusuzluğundan dem vurabiliyor diğer sözcükler.
Böyle bakınca bir hayli eğlenceli ve farklı bir kitap gibi durabilir ama öyle değil. Bu denli ilginç bir fikir kitap boyunca heba oluyor. Baştan sona sıkıcı. Sözcüklerin arasında geçen konuşmaların ilgi çekici hiç bir yanı yok. Tamamıyla diyaloglardan oluşan metnin belirli bir kurgusu olmadığı için her şey birbirinden kopuk.
Sarraute, “yeni roman” akımının temsilcilerinden olduğu için bu kitabında da ana akımın anlatım yönteminden ziyade kendi benimsediği farklı bir anlatım yöntemi uygulamış olabilir. Bildiğimiz, beklediğimiz, alıştığımız anlatım yöntemini parçalamak için giriştiği bu biçem, ilgiyle okunabilecek konuyu okunmaz hale getirmiş sanırım.
Çevirmene suç bulacağım ama Aysel Bora işinin ehli: Andre Gide, Milan Kundera, Balzac, Sartre dahil bir çok yazardan kırkın üstünde kitap çevirmiş.
"siz" ile "sen" atışabiliyor mesela bir sahnede ya da başka bir sahnede "hadi görüşürüz"ün duygusuzluğundan dem vurabiliyor diğer sözcükler.
Böyle bakınca bir hayli eğlenceli ve farklı bir kitap gibi durabilir ama öyle değil. Bu denli ilginç bir fikir kitap boyunca heba oluyor. Baştan sona sıkıcı. Sözcüklerin arasında geçen konuşmaların ilgi çekici hiç bir yanı yok. Tamamıyla diyaloglardan oluşan metnin belirli bir kurgusu olmadığı için her şey birbirinden kopuk.
Sarraute, “yeni roman” akımının temsilcilerinden olduğu için bu kitabında da ana akımın anlatım yönteminden ziyade kendi benimsediği farklı bir anlatım yöntemi uygulamış olabilir. Bildiğimiz, beklediğimiz, alıştığımız anlatım yöntemini parçalamak için giriştiği bu biçem, ilgiyle okunabilecek konuyu okunmaz hale getirmiş sanırım.
Çevirmene suç bulacağım ama Aysel Bora işinin ehli: Andre Gide, Milan Kundera, Balzac, Sartre dahil bir çok yazardan kırkın üstünde kitap çevirmiş.
April 16, 2022
et si les mots parlaient d'eux-mêmes ?
c'est ce que Nathalie Sarraute propose d'imaginer dans ce dernier livre. Les mots en disent long, se regardent et s'étudient. Leur traversée du langage en toute autonymie. Presque un essai, une expérimentation de la langue, comme Sarraute l'a toujours pratiquée.
c'est ce que Nathalie Sarraute propose d'imaginer dans ce dernier livre. Les mots en disent long, se regardent et s'étudient. Leur traversée du langage en toute autonymie. Presque un essai, une expérimentation de la langue, comme Sarraute l'a toujours pratiquée.
June 7, 2018
Sur les mots, le langage, la parole qui ouvre à l'Être. Auteure fétiche pour les représentations de la conscience. Mon livre préféré de Sarraute, avec "Tu ne t'aimes pas".
October 21, 2020
Ce livre est fabuleusement réjouissant ! Et absurde et drôlissime ! Ouvrez, c'est pour ouvrir sa bouche et laisser couler les mots. 130 pages de conversations entre les mots eux-mêmes. Entre ceux encore à l'intérieur et ceux déjà à l'extérieur. 130 pages lus à voix haute tellement c'était délicieux.
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May 28, 2025
Un très bon roman pour mon deuxième livre en français. J’ai commencé à comprendre toutes les idées après la moitié de l’histoire, mais je suis revenue en arrière pour relire des choses que je n’avais pas comprises. C’est une histoire drôle et légère, parfaite pour se détendre, surtout si vous aimez les jeux de langage.
June 15, 2019
Kelimelerin hayat bulduğu bir eser
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