English summary: French translation of Sinclair Lewiss classic parody and critique of early twentieth-century American religiosity. French description: Elmer Gantry (introuvable en librairie depuis des annees) est le livre qui valut a Sinclair Lewis, le Nobel de litterature en 1930: un prix qui fit grincer des dents toute l'Amerique, severement epinglee pour son conformisme et son hypocrisie. Les cinephiles ont encore en memoire l'interpretation de Burt Lancaster a l'ecran, dans le role d'Elmer. Les annees ont passe ...
Read More
English summary: French translation of Sinclair Lewiss classic parody and critique of early twentieth-century American religiosity. French description: Elmer Gantry (introuvable en librairie depuis des annees) est le livre qui valut a Sinclair Lewis, le Nobel de litterature en 1930: un prix qui fit grincer des dents toute l'Amerique, severement epinglee pour son conformisme et son hypocrisie. Les cinephiles ont encore en memoire l'interpretation de Burt Lancaster a l'ecran, dans le role d'Elmer. Les annees ont passe et ce recit picaresque, dans la lignee des grands classiques anglo-saxons du genre, loin de nous parler d'une epoque qui s'efface dans les limbes du siecle (les Annees folles, le crime organise, les premiers predicateurs mediatiques ), nous renvoie directement a la notre. Une sympathique canaille, qui n'a pour lui qu'un culot monstre, une belle gueule et une jolie voix de baryton, decide de faire commerce dans la religion... et finit eveque d'une des plus severes eglises protestantes du pays. On assiste a son irresistible ascension, tandis qu'un frisson nous parcourt l'echine: rien n'a vraiment change.
Read Less
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
New. Text in French. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 448 p. Language: french-In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine. Text in French. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 448 p. Language: french-In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
New. Text in French. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 448 p. Language: french-In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine. Text in French. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 448 p. Language: french-In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
If you love watching old movies, read this book. It's fascinating to see how much is changed or left out by movie script writers, both because of the normal time constraints of a movie, and the censorship rules in force at the time the movie was made. Elmer Gantry is an interesting story of who/what people believe and how they come to (or are led to) believe it.
