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- 176 stránok
- 7 hodin čítania
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A collection of essays by Jean Améry (1912–1978) reflects on the period of World War II and the years that followed, capturing the author's pivotal experience as a Jewish prisoner in Nazi extermination camps. It explores what it means to be a person of spirit in such a setting, the transformation into a tortured body, the weight of losing one's home, the possibility of shedding the resentments that haunt prisoners for the rest of their lives, and the complexities encapsulated in the seemingly simple phrase of being a Jewish victim of persecution. Améry's reflections straddle the line between documentary literature and a deeper philosophical inquiry. While they emphasize authenticity, they also transcend mere historical interpretation, revealing dimensions of this historical existence that extend beyond specific times and events.
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At the Mind's Limits, Jean Améry
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- Rok vydania
- 2024
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- Titul
- At the Mind's Limits
- Podtitul
- An Attempt to Overcome the Insurmountable
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autori
- Jean Améry
- Vydavateľ
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Rok vydania
- 2024
- Väzba
- mäkká
- Počet strán
- 176
- ISBN13
- 9780241680438
- Série
- Štítky
- Náučná literatúra, Spoločenské vedy, Historické téma, Ezoterika & Náboženstvo, Skutočné príbehy, Životopisy, História, Filozofická tematika, Náboženstvo, Autobiografie & Pamäti, Filozofia, Druhá svetová vojna, Publicistika & Eseje, Židia, Holokaust, Judaizmus, Rakúska literatúra
- Prvé vydanie
- 1966
- Pôvodný názov
- Jenseits von Schuld und Sühne
- Hodnotenie
- 4,4 z 5
- Anotácia
- A collection of essays by Jean Améry (1912–1978) reflects on the period of World War II and the years that followed, capturing the author's pivotal experience as a Jewish prisoner in Nazi extermination camps. It explores what it means to be a person of spirit in such a setting, the transformation into a tortured body, the weight of losing one's home, the possibility of shedding the resentments that haunt prisoners for the rest of their lives, and the complexities encapsulated in the seemingly simple phrase of being a Jewish victim of persecution. Améry's reflections straddle the line between documentary literature and a deeper philosophical inquiry. While they emphasize authenticity, they also transcend mere historical interpretation, revealing dimensions of this historical existence that extend beyond specific times and events.