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Iris Murdoch called Auto da Fé "one of the few great novels of the century." Peter Kien is a reclusive Sinologist living in Germany between the wars. Canetti creates the elements in Kien, and in his personal relationships, that will lead to his destruction.
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Auto da Fé is the story of Peter Kien, a distinguished, reclusive Sinologist living in Germany between the wars. With masterly precision, Canetti builds up the elements in Kien himself, and his personal relationships, which will lead to his destruction.
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"Savage, subtle, beautifully mysterious--one of the few great novels of the century." - Iris Murdoch
"A strange, eloquent and terrifying book." - Philip Toynbee
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- PublisherHarvill Press
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 1843432587
- ISBN 13 9781843432586
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages464
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