Description: In 1935, 230 writers from 38 countries converged on Paris to consider ways of countering the fascist threat to culture. Held against a background of a rapidly changing political climate, the five-day congress attended by some of Europe's foremost writers -- André Gide, André Malraux, Bertolt Brecht, Heinrich Mann, Ilya Ehrenburg, Aldous Huxley, among others -- ultimately collapsed in a bitter standoff between Soviet and Western conceptions of freedom of expression, literature, and political engagement. Of all such congresses held in the 1930s, none better exemplified the interplay between history, politics, and literature. Writers' Block looks beneath the surface to expose the complex wiring that motivated participants. Clashing ideologies and personalities drive the narrative forward. Jacob Boas is the author of a number of books on the Holocaust and teaches history at Linfield College (McMinville, Oregon, USA).
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EAN: 9781781884508
UPC: 9781781884508
ISBN: 9781781884508
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Item Length: 24.4 cm
Book Title: Writers' Block: the Paris Antifascist Congress of 1935
Item Height: 244mm
Item Width: 170mm
Author: Jacob Boas
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Literature, History
Publisher: Legenda
Publication Year: 2018
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 268g
Number of Pages: 162 Pages
