The Red Badge of Courage

Name: The Red Badge of Courage
Brand: Saga Egmont International
SKU: 9788726473100
Price: 8.99 EUR
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 978-8-726-47310-0

de Stephen Crane (auteur), Mike Vendetti (lecteur)

Maison d'édition : Saga Egmont International

novembre 2021

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Résumé

There comes a time in the course of a battle when a soldier leaves his fate in the hands of the Gods of war. He carries on with the battle at hand, the only way he knows how - fight now, think later. Stephen Cranes’ classic novel ‘The Red Badge of Courage’ offers us an insight into the mind of a young soldier. As he delves into the black depths of both PTSD and trauma, Cranes’ striking descriptions and masterful prose make this captivating novel unmissable for fans of Jack London, John Steinbeck, and Edith Wharton. Stephen Crane (1871-1900) was an American naturalist writer and journalist. He began writing as a child, but quit in favour of journalism following the death of his parents. He wrote mainly for New York magazines and newspapers, with specific focus on life in the slums. He used this experience as a starting point for his first novel ‘Maggie: A Girl of the Streets’ (1893), but his breakthrough as an author did not come until his novel ‘The Red Badge for Courage’ (1895). He later became a war correspondent, dying of tuberculosis at the age of 28. His striking descriptions, captivating plots, and masterful prose make him perfect for fans of Jack London, John Steinbeck, and Edith Wharton.

Auteur

Stephen Crane (auteur)

Quatorzième enfant d'un pasteur méthodiste, Stephen Crane est né en 1871 à Newark. Il publie ses premières nouvelles à 20 ans – il en écrira plus de deux cents. Jeune reporter, il explore les bas-fonds de New York et en tire un court roman, Maggie, fille des rues (1893). Mais c'est L'Insigne rouge du courage (1895), récit antihéroïque d'un épisode de la guerre civile, qui fait sa brusque renommée. En 1899 paraissent son second recueil de poésie, War is Kind , ainsi que son dernier roman, Active Service , inspiré de son activité de correspondant pendant les guerres gréco-turque (1897) et hispano-américaine (1898). Il meurt de tuberculose avant trente ans, en 1900, dans un sanatorium allemand. Henry James le tenait pour " un immense génie " et H. G. Wells le qualifiera en 1915 de " meilleur écrivain de langue anglaise des cinquante dernières années ".