Memoirs of an egoist: Book Guide, Author and Facts
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Written in 1832, three years before The Life of Henry Brulard (which recounts the author?s boyhood and youth), Memoirs of Egotism forms the essential middle section of Stendhal?s intended autobiography. Along with Journals of Italy, these volumes comprise what Andr Gide has called one of the truly great autobiographies in any language. Unpublished until fifty years after the Stendhal?s death, Memoirs of Egotism concerns itself exclusively with the decade following his return from Milan to Paris in 1821. Stendhal appears as a cynical wit, adventurer, lover, brilliant conversationalist, and secret man of letters. We are privy to his encounters in the salons and boudoirs of the capital, with his attendant hopes (realized and disappointed), private foibles, and social miscalculations. Stendhal?s passionate and ceaseless pursuit of happiness is on display, intertwined, as always, with the und
Quick facts about Memoirs of an egoist
- Title: Memoirs of an egoist
- Author: Stendhal
- First published: 1927
- Genre: other prose: 19th century, literary, french novel and short story
- OpenLibrary ID: OL733412W
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What is Memoirs of an egoist about?
Written in 1832, three years before The Life of Henry Brulard (which recounts the author?s boyhood and youth), Memoirs of Egotism forms the essential middle section of Stendhal?s intended autobiography.
Who wrote Memoirs of an egoist?
Memoirs of an egoist was written by Stendhal.
When was Memoirs of an egoist published?
Memoirs of an egoist was first published in 1927.
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