May / France Reading Poll

[Etienne]

Haha, sneaky sort of way to get people to vote for it. But, while I have never read it, I do know of the reputation it carries and Etienne is right.

I'm caught!

[Dori]

Who cares, aren't we all voting for Gargantua and Pantagruel anyways?

A little publicity:


Gargantua and Pantagruel is probably the most fundamental work of French literature, an equivalent to Shakespeare plays in English, Don Quixote in Spanish or The Divine Comedy in Italian, but it also stands as one of the most fundamental works of world literature.

If you do not believe me at how great this work is, then vote for it and you'll see for yourself!

Perhaps...

You have me half-convinced.

[Etienne]

If I post another one like that will I score a full point?

"I have nothing, I owe a great deal, and the rest I leave to the poor."
- Rabelais' complete testament

[bazarov]

Very well then. Would it be alright if I withdrew my nomination (Five Weeks in a Balloon ~ Jules Verne) and replaced it with bazarov's nomination (The Hunchback of Notre-Dame ~ Hugo)?

That's a spirit!

Who cares, aren't we all voting for Gargantua and Pantagruel anyways?

A little publicity:


Gargantua and Pantagruel is probably the most fundamental work of French literature, an equivalent to Shakespeare plays in English, Don Quixote in Spanish or The Divine Comedy in Italian, but it also stands as one of the most fundamental works of world literature.

If you do not believe me at how great this work is, then vote for it and you'll see for yourself!

Ettiene known as Napoleon...

[manolia]

Gargantua and Pantagruel is probably the most fundamental work of French literature, an equivalent to Shakespeare plays in English, Don Quixote in Spanish or The Divine Comedy in Italian, but it also stands as one of the most fundamental works of world literature.

If you do not believe me at how great this work is, then vote for it and you'll see for yourself!

Haha, sneaky sort of way to get people to vote for it. But, while I have never read it, I do know of the reputation it carries and Etienne is right.

Hehe..i am almost convinced But regardless of what i'll end up voting there are at least four books in the list that i want to read (Gargantua included) so i'll participate if one of them is selected

[Virgil]

Actually after some consideration I think I'm going to vote for Stendahl. I loved The Charthouse of Parma and i've been meaning to read The Red and the Black for years.

[Nossa]

I probably won't be able to participate in this one (again) but I think Candide is def. worth reading.

[Dori]

That's a spirit!

I figured my previous nomination would probably receive one or (maybe) two votes, so I decided why not make the decision a little harder for everyone else?

Hehe..i am almost convinced But regardless of what i'll end up voting there are at least four books in the list that i want to read (Gargantua included) so i'll participate if one of them is selected

Same here. I'm having a dificult time deciding between Candide, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Gargantua and Pantagruel.

I probably won't be able to participate in this one (again) but I think Candide is def. worth reading.

And also worth re-reading, if I might add.

[Nossa]

And also worth re-reading, if I might add.

Yup, I agree

[NickAdams]

Same here. I'm having a dificult time deciding between Candide, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Gargantua and Pantagruel.

Don't forget about The Wall.

[Dori]

Don't forget about The Wall.

You're going to have to be more convincing than that.

[NickAdams]

You're going to have to be more convincing than that.

The Wall is a collection of short stories written by the french author and philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. One can not have a disscussion about post-modern literature with out the mention of existential themes. Sartre is the monolith of existential philosophy and this short collection is a great introduction. With this collection of fiction we get to dissect a philosophy, a culture and a place in time. Voting for this book will create a very productive thread.

[papayahed]

My vote's for sale. Who's buying??

(Unfortunately the only one I can't be swayed on is The Hunchback)

[Dori]

The Wall is a collection of short stories written by the french author and philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. One can not have a disscussion about post-modern literature with out the mention of existential themes. Sartre is the monolith of existential philosophy and this short collection is a great introduction. With this collection of fiction we get to dissect a philosophy, a culture and a place in time. Voting for this book will create a very productive thread.

Looks like my vote will come down to a coin flip or a dice roll (whichever is more convenient ).

[Niamh]

My vote's for sale. Who's buying??

(Unfortunately the only one I can't be swayed on is The Hunchback)

How about Candide?