Auto-Da-Fé, (Paperback)

from Cecrow

I started with the thought that Canetti was saying something about man's ordeal in an oppressive society that is opposed to his values, but there were discrepancies. Instead of an everyman figure, he makes Peter Kien almost impossible to relate to, which muddies the thematic waters. Granted, Pete...

from berthirsch

A strange tale about a man who loves books.

from samatoha

alienation vs. power,individual vs. group,art vs. capitalism,mentally vs.physiclly,etc...Canetti deals with it all,the result is an expressionist,grotesque,anarchistic and extreme novel: the sort of style that could only be written once,cause afterwards every imitation of it will look like an emb...

from MHelm1017

This is quite possibly the most terrifying novel that I have ever read. If not for the wild and bizarre humor, the trials and fate of the protagonist, as well as the cruelty displayed by almost all of the other characters, would be almost unbearably harrowing. The overall effect is fascinating an...

from Cecrow

I started with the thought that Canetti was saying something about man's ordeal in an oppressive society that is opposed to his values, but there were discrepancies. Instead of an everyman figure, he makes Peter Kien almost impossible to relate to, which muddies the thematic waters. Granted, Pete...