Georges Darien Knihy

Skrze desítky rozkošných, napínavých, lehkých i lechtivých - ale i krásně nepravděpodobných dobrodružství, které autor střílí v rychlém rytmu a střídá s vtipným dialogem, se čtenář dozví o povědomí doby konce 19. století ve Francii.

Georges Darien, born Georges Hippolyte Adrien (1862-1921), was a French writer with anarchist tendencies. His work, which includes novels, plays, and contributions to literary magazines, is characterized by themes of revolt and disgust. After his death, he was forgotten until the reissue of "Le Voleur" and "Bas les Coeurs!". From 1891 to 1897, he disappeared, traveling through Belgium, Germany, and particularly London, where he returned with the manuscript of his novel "Le Voleur". In addition to his novels, Darien was the most virulent pamphleteer of the end of the century, collaborating with several anarchist journals, including "L'Escarmouche," "L'Ennemi du Peuple," and "L'En Dehors," where he mingled with Zo d'Axa. Other works include "L'Epaulette: Souvenirs d'un Officier" (1901), "Biribi: Discipline Militaire" (1906), and "Les Vrais Sous-Offs" (with Edouard Dubus, 1864-1921).

Georges Darien, born Georges Hippolyte Adrien (1862-1921), was a French writer with anarchist tendencies. His work, which includes novels, plays, and contributions to literary magazines, is marked by themes of revolt and disgust. Forgotten after his death, he was rediscovered following the reissue of "Le Voleur" and "Bas les Coeurs!". From 1891 to 1897, he disappeared, traveling to Belgium, Germany, and particularly London, from where he returned with the manuscript of his novel "Le Voleur". In addition to his novels, Darien was the most virulent pamphleteer of this late century. He collaborated with several anarchist journals, including "L'Escarmouche," "L'Ennemi du Peuple," and "L'En Dehors," where he mingled with Zo d'Axa. Other works include "L'Epaulette: Souvenirs d'un Officier" (1901), "Biribi: Discipline Militaire" (1906), and "Les Vrais Sous-Offs" (with Edouard Dubus, 1864-1921).

Biribi was published in 1889, less than twenty years after France's defeat. It denounced the sadism of the chaouchs, the sergeants, in the disciplinary battalions, the incessant bullying, and the roads traced in the Tunisian desert at the cost of sacrificed human lives. Biribi was not a penal colony but the ultimate punishment that the army reserved for its dissenters. More libertarian than anarchist, Darien ended up in Biribi at the age of twenty, having accumulated disciplinary infractions and refusals to obey, after experiencing all stages of French military prisons. It would take Albert Londres, half a century later, for the infamy to be denounced, and after a rough press campaign and numerous parliamentary commissions, the penal colony was closed. Darien did not witness this; he died in 1921.

Georges Darien (1862-1921) was a French writer with anarchist tendencies. His work, which includes novels, plays, and contributions to literary magazines, is marked by themes of revolt and disgust. After being forgotten following his death, he was rediscovered with the reissue of The Thief and Bas les Coeurs!. From 1891 to 1897, he traveled to Belgium, Germany, and particularly London, where he returned with the manuscript of his novel, The Thief. In addition to his novels, Darien was a prominent pamphleteer of the late century, collaborating with several anarchist journals, including L'Escarmouche, L'Ennemi du Peuple, and L'En Dehors. Other works include L'Épaulette: Souvenirs d'un Officier (1901), Biribi: Discipline Militaire (1906), and Les Vrais Sous-Offs (with Édouard Dubus).