Auto-da-fé by Elias Canetti

Auto-da-fé

Elias Canetti with Paule Arhex (Translator)

561 pages • first pub 1935 (editions) user-added

fiction classics challenging reflective slow-paced
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"Le professeur Peter Kien, un homme long et maigre, savant sinologue [...], avait l'habitude de jeter un coup d'oeil aux devantures de toutes les librairies devant lesquelles il passait. Il trouvait presque plaisant de constater que la mauvaise gr...

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Community Reviews

3.67
based on 296 reviews

Moods

challenging: 76%

dark: 69%

reflective: 53%

funny: 23%

mysterious: 23%

sad: 23%

adventurous: 15%

tense: 15%

Pace

23% of readers chose medium
76% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

9% of readers chose A mix
90% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

18% of readers chose Yes
36% of readers chose Complicated
45% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

45% of readers chose Complicated
54% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

30% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
60% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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