THE END OF ALL MEN

C. F. RAMUZ; CHARLES FERDINAND RAMUZ

Published by PANTHEON BOOKS INC., NEW YORK, 1944

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LIGHT TAN COVER, RED AND GOLD DESIGN SPINE. FORMER OWNERS LABEL INSIDE FRONT, TIGHT AND CLEAN THROUGHOUT. RENDERED INTO ENGLISH BY ALLAN ROSS MACDOUGALL, INTRODUCTION BY DENIS DE ROUGEMONT. Denys Louis de Rougemont (September 8, 1906 December 6, 1985), known as Denis de Rougemont, was a Swiss writer and cultural theorist who wrote in French. One of the non-conformists of the 1930s, he addressed the perils of totalitarianism from a Christian point of view. The End of All Men describes the imminent end of the earth as it plunges toward the sun through an accident to the law of gravity. Nature is the main character, with mostly anonymous humans acting in bit parts and scarcely more important than ants on an anthill. As the apocalypse approaches, our civilization is put into perspective and is mostly found wanting. Charles Ferdinand Ramuz (24 September 1878 23 May 1947) was a French-speaking Swiss writer. He was born in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud and was educated at the University of Lausanne. He taught briefly in nearby Aubonne, and then in Weimar, Germany. In 1903, he left for Paris and remained there until World War I, with frequent trips home to Switzerland. The Grand Prix C.F. Ramuz is a literary award presented every five years by the Foundation C.F. Ramuz to honour a writer's entire work. It has been awarded from 1955 until 2005. ANTIQUE BOOKS DEN, WHERE INTERESTING BOOKS LIVE. Seller Inventory # 001779

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Title: THE END OF ALL MEN

Publisher: PANTHEON BOOKS INC., NEW YORK

Publication Date: 1944

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Edition: 1st Edition