Hypnos by René Char PAPERBACK 9780857428691

Seagull Books London Ltd

HypnosAuthor(s): Ren Char, Mark Hutchinson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Seagull Books London Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Seagull Books London Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780857428691, 978-0857428691\nSynopsis\nNow in paperback,Ren Chars Hypnos is both a remarkable work of literature and a document of unique significance in the history of the French Resistance.\n\n Hailed by the poet Paul Eluard as an \""absolute masterpiece\"" upon its first appearance in 1946, Ren Chars Hypnos is both a remarkable work of literature and a document of unique significance in the history of the French Resistance. Based on a journal Char kept during his time in the Maquis, it ranges in style from abrupt and sometimes enigmatic reflections, in which the poet seeks to establish compass bearings in the darkness of Occupied France, to narrative descriptions that throw into vivid relief the dramatic and often tragic nature of the issues he had to confront as the head of his Resistance network. A tribute to the individu.