Citadel
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Citadel
9.99 €
"You write, you address people, as if you were equipping a ship," wrote Saint-Exupéry in "Citadel." "Few ships will reach the harbor. Most will be lost at sea. Not many significant words continue to float down the river of history."
"Citadel" is the greatest work of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the pinnacle of his artistic philosophy. This powerful, indestructible literary fortress was built by the writer over many years with maximum dedication and endless love.
Since "Citadel" was not completed (Saint-Exupéry always repeated that he would never finish it), and the book itself turned out to be too voluminous and difficult to read, the French writer Michel Quesnel, at the request of the heirs' family, attempted to edit it, making some cuts and removing repetitions, thereby highlighting all the artistic merits more vividly. The new version turned out to be more accessible and popular, helped to bring readers closer to this inimitable masterpiece of the great writer-architect, who builds his own citadel in the heart of each.
Published in Russian in a brilliant translation by Marianna Kozhevnikova.
"The Citadel" is a work of the author's flesh and blood, his innermost. This is the melody, the gloomy and solemn hymn that arose not thanks to some meeting, but constantly sounded in his soul, was himself, like breathing, heartbeat, pulsation of blood.
"The Citadel", although it is constructed as a story, breaks down into many unrelated stories that arouse not curiosity, not interest, but delight with beauty and significance.
"Citadel" is the greatest work of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the pinnacle of his artistic philosophy. This powerful, indestructible literary fortress was built by the writer over many years with maximum dedication and endless love.
Since "Citadel" was not completed (Saint-Exupéry always repeated that he would never finish it), and the book itself turned out to be too voluminous and difficult to read, the French writer Michel Quesnel, at the request of the heirs' family, attempted to edit it, making some cuts and removing repetitions, thereby highlighting all the artistic merits more vividly. The new version turned out to be more accessible and popular, helped to bring readers closer to this inimitable masterpiece of the great writer-architect, who builds his own citadel in the heart of each.
Published in Russian in a brilliant translation by Marianna Kozhevnikova.
"The Citadel" is a work of the author's flesh and blood, his innermost. This is the melody, the gloomy and solemn hymn that arose not thanks to some meeting, but constantly sounded in his soul, was himself, like breathing, heartbeat, pulsation of blood.
"The Citadel", although it is constructed as a story, breaks down into many unrelated stories that arouse not curiosity, not interest, but delight with beauty and significance.
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series Bright Pages. Collection of A. de Saint-Exupéry