Fire by Drieu Rochelle (30 results)
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Pierre Drieu la Rochelle might be said to be both the Hemingway and the Fitzgerald of twentieth-century French literature, a battle-scarred veteran of the First World War whose work chronicles the trials and tribulations of a lost generation, a man about town, a heartbreaker with a broken he…art, a literary stylist whose work is as tough as it is lyrical and polished. Politically compomised as Drieu came to be by his affiliation with the fascist right and collaboration under Nazi occupation-Drieu committed suicide at the end of the war-his novels remain vivid reflections of a broken spiritual and political world of the interwar years and as works of art, and to this day they are widely read and greatly admired in France.The Fire Within, which has been successfully adapted to the screen by Louis Malle and more recently Joachim Trier, is the lacerating tale of Alain Leroy, a war veteran and beautiful young man of whom the world is expected but who has taken refuge from the world in drugs. After being institutionalized, Alain emerges to try to put his life together again, but in spite of the attentions of friends and lovers, he struggles to find his way.Adapted to film by both Louis Malle and Joachim Trier, this heart-rending and tenderly wrought novel narrates the decline of an artist and heroin addict in 1920s Paris.Pierre Drieu la Rochelle might be said to be both the Hemingway and the Fitzgerald of twentieth-century French literature, a battle-scarred veteran of the First World War whose work chronicles the trials and tribulations of a lost generation, a man about town, a heartbreaker with a broken heart, a literary stylist whose work is as tough as it is lyrical and polished. Politically compromised as Drieu came to be by his affiliation with the fascist right and collaboration under Nazi occupation-Drieu committed suicide at the end of the war-his novels remain vivid reflections of a broken spiritual and political world of the interwar years and as works of art, and to this day they are widely read and greatly admired in France.The Fire Within, which has been successfully adapted to the screen by Louis Malle and more recently Joachim Trier, is the lacerating tale of Alain Leroy, a war veteran and beautiful young man of whom the world is expected but who has taken refuge from the world in drugs. After being institutionalized, Alain emerges to try to put his life together again, but in spite of the attentions of friends and lovers, he struggles to find his way. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Pierre Drieu la Rochelle might be said to be both the Hemingway and the Fitzgerald of twentieth-century French literature, a battle-scarred veteran of the First World War whose work chronicles the trials and tribulations of a lost generation, a man about town, a heartbreaker with a broken he…art, a literary stylist whose work is as tough as it is lyrical and polished. Politically compomised as Drieu came to be by his affiliation with the fascist right and collaboration under Nazi occupation-Drieu committed suicide at the end of the war-his novels remain vivid reflections of a broken spiritual and political world of the interwar years and as works of art, and to this day they are widely read and greatly admired in France.The Fire Within, which has been successfully adapted to the screen by Louis Malle and more recently Joachim Trier, is the lacerating tale of Alain Leroy, a war veteran and beautiful young man of whom the world is expected but who has taken refuge from the world in drugs. After being institutionalized, Alain emerges to try to put his life together again, but in spite of the attentions of friends and lovers, he struggles to find his way.Adapted to film by both Louis Malle and Joachim Trier, this heart-rending and tenderly wrought novel narrates the decline of an artist and heroin addict in 1920s Paris.Pierre Drieu la Rochelle might be said to be both the Hemingway and the Fitzgerald of twentieth-century French literature, a battle-scarred veteran of the First World War whose work chronicles the trials and tribulations of a lost generation, a man about town, a heartbreaker with a broken heart, a literary stylist whose work is as tough as it is lyrical and polished. Politically compromised as Drieu came to be by his affiliation with the fascist right and collaboration under Nazi occupation-Drieu committed suicide at the end of the war-his novels remain vivid reflections of a broken spiritual and political world of the interwar years and as works of art, and to this day they are widely read and greatly admired in France.The Fire Within, which has been successfully adapted to the screen by Louis Malle and more recently Joachim Trier, is the lacerating tale of Alain Leroy, a war veteran and beautiful young man of whom the world is expected but who has taken refuge from the world in drugs. After being institutionalized, Alain emerges to try to put his life together again, but in spite of the attentions of friends and lovers, he struggles to find his way. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Pierre Drieu la Rochelle might be said to be both the Hemingway and the Fitzgerald of twentieth-century French literature, a battle-scarred veteran of the First World War whose work chronicles the trials and tribulations of a lost generation, a man about town, a heartbreaker with a broken he…art, a literary stylist whose work is as tough as it is lyrical and polished. Politically compomised as Drieu came to be by his affiliation with the fascist right and collaboration under Nazi occupation-Drieu committed suicide at the end of the war-his novels remain vivid reflections of a broken spiritual and political world of the interwar years and as works of art, and to this day they are widely read and greatly admired in France.The Fire Within, which has been successfully adapted to the screen by Louis Malle and more recently Joachim Trier, is the lacerating tale of Alain Leroy, a war veteran and beautiful young man of whom the world is expected but who has taken refuge from the world in drugs. After being institutionalized, Alain emerges to try to put his life together again, but in spite of the attentions of friends and lovers, he struggles to find his way.Adapted to film by both Louis Malle and Joachim Trier, this heart-rending and tenderly wrought novel narrates the decline of an artist and heroin addict in 1920s Paris.Pierre Drieu la Rochelle might be said to be both the Hemingway and the Fitzgerald of twentieth-century French literature, a battle-scarred veteran of the First World War whose work chronicles the trials and tribulations of a lost generation, a man about town, a heartbreaker with a broken heart, a literary stylist whose work is as tough as it is lyrical and polished. Politically compromised as Drieu came to be by his affiliation with the fascist right and collaboration under Nazi occupation-Drieu committed suicide at the end of the war-his novels remain vivid reflections of a broken spiritual and political world of the interwar years and as works of art, and to this day they are widely read and greatly admired in France.The Fire Within, which has been successfully adapted to the screen by Louis Malle and more recently Joachim Trier, is the lacerating tale of Alain Leroy, a war veteran and beautiful young man of whom the world is expected but who has taken refuge from the world in drugs. After being institutionalized, Alain emerges to try to put his life together again, but in spite of the attentions of friends and lovers, he struggles to find his way. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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Condition: New. Pierre Drieu la Rochelle (1893&ndash1945) was a French writer of novels, short stories, and political essays. His work was marked by his experience as a soldier during World War I. After the war, as the director of the Nouvelle Revue Franç.
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Language: English
Published by Alfred A Knopf, New York, 1965
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- First Edition
Seller: Ann Open Book, Lansing, MI, U.S.A.Ann Open Book
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First U.S. Edition.
Published by Alfred a Knopf
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Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.ThriftBooks-Atlanta
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Published by Alfred A Knopf, 1965
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- First Edition
Seller: REO Rare Books, Bakersfield, CA, U.S.A.REO Rare Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Fine 1st ed US, stated in unclipped Near Fine Dust Jacket.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1965
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Seller: Dirt Farm Books, Swarthmore, PA, U.S.A.Dirt Farm Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 183pp. Black cloth over blue boards. Gilt titles on spine. Square corners, straight spine, pages clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has edgewear, including a small closed tear at top edge of back panel. Original $3.95 price on front flap. LaRochelle's 1…931 novel, adapted by Louis Malle as La Feu Follette in 1963, making it a key part of the French New Wave. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1965
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- First Edition
Seller: Better Read Than Dead, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Better Read Than Dead
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst American edition. Very good book condition, text block edges dust-soiled; aceptable dust jacket, well worn around edges and corners with some spots rubbed and chipped, covers with open edge tears, spine has open tears and creasing as well, lightly soiled covers recto and verso. Octavo in quarterbound black cloth spine and…green paper boards, gilt spine titles, pictorial dust jacket, publisher's red topstain, [vi] [2] 183 [3].
The Fire Within [Le feu follet] (Original French Film Program)
Louis Malle (director); Drieu La Rochelle (novel); Erik Satie (composer)
Published by Nouvelles editions de films, Paris, 1963
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Seller: Royal Books, Inc., ABAA, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A.Royal Books, Inc., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerVintage Program for the international release of the 1963 film, here under the alternate title "The Will-O-The-Whisp," a perhaps more literal translation of the original French title "Le feu follet." The film would be released as "The Fire Within" in the US and "A Time to Live and a Time to Die" in the UK. Based on the 1963 nove…l, "Le feu follet suivi de adieu a Gonzague" by Pierre Drieu La Rochelle. An ambitious Malle project, using only solo piano music by Erik Satie for its score, about an increasingly isolated man quietly fighting the urge to take his own life. 8 x 10.5 inches, Self-wrappers, perfect-bound, 17 pages, on medium white stock with an untitled, solid green spine; in original printed envelope (slightly larger), single flap, with the French title ("Le feu follet") printed in green in large letters at the lower margin of the front panel. Program Near Fine, envelope Very Good plus with light soil at the edges.
More imagesPublished by Knopf, New York, 1965
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Seller: Albert Books, Williston Park, NY, U.S.A.Albert Books
Contact seller2-star sellerHard Cover. Jacket. 1st American Edition (stated). This short novel narrates the last days of a former heroin user who commits suicide. It was inspired by the death of the author's friend, surrealist poet Jacques Rigaut. Louis Malle adapted it for the screen in 1963 as "The Fire Within." A square, tightly bound, nearly fine, cle…an copy in very good plus, slightly dust soiled dust jacket, missing small chip at bottom of front panel.
Published by Alfred a Knopf, New York, 1965
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Seller: Banjo Booksellers, IOBA, Andover, MA, U.S.A.Banjo Booksellers, IOBA
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American Edition. First printing. Translated from the French by Richard Howard. A fine, unmarked and apparently unread copy. The dust jacket has moderate edge wear, including several very short tears. The price, $3.95, is present on the front flap. In Brodart ar…chival dust jacket protector. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
