This exceptional novel by the well-known Russian writer describes the decay and eventual collapse of French society between 1935 and the German occupation in 1940.
Ilya Grigoryevich Ehrenburg (Russian: 袠谢褜褟 袚褉懈谐芯褉褜械胁懈褔 协褉械薪斜褍褉谐) was a Soviet writer, journalist, translator, and cultural figure.
Ehrenburg is among the most prolific and notable authors of the Soviet Union; he published around one hundred titles. He became known first and foremost as a novelist and a journalist - in particular, as a reporter in three wars (First World War, Spanish Civil War and the Second World War). His articles on the Second World War have provoked intense controversies in West Germany, especially during the sixties.
The novel The Thaw (袨褌褌械锌械谢褜) gave its name to an entire era of Soviet cultural politics, namely, the liberalization after the death of Joseph Stalin. Ehrenburg's travel writing also had great resonance, as did to an arguably greater extent his autobiography People, Years, Life, which may be his best known and most discussed work. The Black Book, edited by him and Vassily Grossman, has special historical significance; detailing the genocide on Soviet citizens of Jewish ancestry, it is the first great documentary work on the Holocaust.
In addition, Ehrenburg wrote a succession of works of poetry.
袩邪写械薪懈械 袩邪褉懈卸邪 = Pedeniye Parija = Fall of Paris, Ilya Ehrenburg
This exceptional novel by the well-known Russian writer describes the decay and eventual collapse of French society between 1935 and the German occupation in 1940. A novel that unfolds the status of Paris waiting for the war with the eyes of a journalist. He explains how ideas can be imposed, especially through the press, with very good examples. Ilya Ehrenburg convinces the reader that the fall of Paris began much earlier, that is, when the desire of French political leaders to surrender to the leaders of Munich proved.
melih cevdet anday鈥櫮眓 gizli emir鈥檌 yang谋nlar s谋ras谋nda devletin acizli臒iyle acayip denk d眉艧m眉艧t眉, ilya ehrenburg鈥檜n paris d眉艧erken鈥檌 de medya ve kullan谋艧l谋 aptallar sayesinde meydana gelen pogroma denk geldi. 莽ok can s谋k谋c谋yd谋 her 艧ey, kitapta olanlarla iki kat谋鈥� ve bir kez daha 艧u romandan sonra ge莽en 80 y谋lda insana dair hi莽 umudumun kalmamas谋na 艧ahit oldum. 莽眉nk眉 bug眉n politik hayat谋m谋zdakileri al谋n romana koyun, zerre fark etmez. 1936鈥檇a halk cephesi鈥檔in kurulmas谋yla ba艧layan roman paris鈥檌n i艧galine dek ilerliyor. romanda i臒ren莽 politikac谋lar kadrosunu fa艧ist breuteuil, her yana d枚nen f谋r谋ldak paul tessat payla艧谋rken, frans谋z devrimlerine sad谋k, idealist kadro fouger鈥檇e. bir de sosyal demokrat h谋mb谋l var ki -hi莽 de臒i艧miyor dedim i莽imden- viard ad谋nda, her 艧eyden 莽ok tablolar谋n谋n derdinde. politikac谋lar谋n her t眉rl眉 kirli i艧lerini, medyay谋 nas谋l y枚nettiklerini, onlar谋n sanayiciler taraf谋ndan (dessere 枚rne臒i) nas谋l y枚netildiklerini uzun uzun yazm谋艧 ehrenburg. dedim ya hi莽bir 艧ey de臒i艧miyor diye, ger莽ek d眉nyada pogromlar olurken burada da gazeteler arac谋l谋臒谋yla kom眉nistler tutuklan谋yor, i艧莽iler d眉艧man g枚steriliyor. sava艧 bang谋r bang谋r gelirken y枚netenlerin tek derdi kom眉nistleri hapse yollamak. eh bizde de do臒al afetti, ekonomik krizdi g枚t眉m眉zde ay谋 ba臒谋r谋rken tek dert k眉rtleri ve muhalifleri hapse g枚ndermek. bir de romandaki gen莽 ekip var, romantik andre, 艧air pierre, tessat鈥櫮眓 kendi kadar beter o臒lu lucien, ate艧li solcu k谋z谋 denise, denise鈥檌n a艧k谋 m眉thi艧 kom眉nist michaud鈥� hepsi belli bir rol眉 眉stleniyor. tabii ki yazardan dolay谋 kom眉nistler avantajl谋 :) bir onlar 枚lm眉yor zati neredeyse. d枚nemi i莽in 莽ok 莽ok 枚nemli bir roman, tabii ki romantik, yazar kom眉nizme inan谋yor, gelece臒i onda g枚r眉yor鈥� o ku艧akla bizim aram谋zdaki en b眉y眉k fark galiba bizim her 艧eyin 莽枚kt眉臒眉n眉 g枚rmemiz ve hi莽bir 艧eye inanmamam谋z. ke艧ke ehrenburg gibi tutundu臒um bir 艧ey olsayd谋. oysa ben hi莽 ama hi莽bir 艧eyin de臒i艧meyece臒ini, hele fa艧ist ve orta yolcu politikac谋lar谋n hi莽 de臒i艧meyece臒ini ama hep kazanacaklar谋n谋 g枚r眉yorum bu romanlar谋 okuduk莽a. her 艧eyin i莽ine eden paul tessat鈥櫮眓 kendiyle kavgalar谋 sonucu rahatlayarak kendini temize 莽谋karmas谋 var ki mis鈥� ke艧ke hepimizin vicdan谋 onun kadar rahat olsa. roman谋n ba艧lad谋臒谋 sokakta bitmesi ve andre鈥檔in g枚z眉nden verilmesi 莽ok g眉zeldi. son dakkada do臒u艧tan k枚t眉 gibi g枚sterilen alman askerlerinin fa莽as谋n谋 d眉zeltme 莽abas谋 olmu艧 yazarda. belki ilerleyen romanlar daha derinliklidir d眉艧man konusunda da. atilla tokatl谋 nefis 莽evirmi艧. belki seneye de 眉莽lemenin devam谋n谋 okurum.
Paris D眉艧erken kitab谋 benim i莽in ilgin莽 bir okuma deneyimi oldu. Genel olarak kurgusal gibi g枚z眉kse de Ehrenburg鈥檜n hayat谋na bakt谋臒谋m谋zda(gazeteci k枚kenli) sembolik olarak 1930-1950 y谋llar谋 aras谋n谋 detayl谋 olarak anlatm谋艧. Hitler Fa艧izminin i艧gali alt谋ndaki Paris halk谋n谋n o 莽aresiz durumuna 眉z眉lmemek elde de臒il. Tarih, siyaset ve insan ili艧kileri a莽谋s谋nsan dolu dolu bir kitap yaz谋lm谋艧 diyebilirim. Yaln谋z tek s谋k谋nt谋m karakterlerin fazla olmas谋 idi. Pat pat yeni karakterlerle tan谋艧谋yorsunuz. Onun d谋艧谋nda olduk莽a ba艧ar谋l谋 bir eser. 脰zellikle parti ba艧kas谋 Tesaat鈥櫮眓 i莽inde bulundu臒u 莽谋kmaza 眉z眉ld眉m. Bana nazaran d枚neme hakim olanlar谋n iki kat daha keyif al谋ca臒谋n谋 d眉艧眉n眉yorum. Ve fazla zaman kaybetmeden serinin ikinci kitab谋 olan F谋rt谋na鈥檡a ba艧layaca臒谋m.
Okudu臒um en iyi ve en 莽arp谋c谋 romanlardan biri. B眉t眉n karakterler 莽ok etkileyici, olaylar谋n ak谋艧谋 tutarl谋, yazar谋n dili (ve roman谋n T眉rk莽e'ye 莽evirisi) 莽ok iyi. Bir ulusun, bir kentin ve bu kentte ya艧ayan insanlar谋n 枚yk眉leri anlat谋l谋rken, Fransa'y谋, Paris'i hi莽 g枚rmemi艧 bile olsan谋z zihninizde 莽ok canl谋 manzaralar 莽iziliyor. Roman kahramanlar谋n谋n ya艧anan b眉y眉k trajedi kar艧谋s谋ndaki tepkileri 莽ok 莽arp谋c谋. Tessat, Lucien, Dess猫re ve Agnes karakterlerinin hikayeleri 枚zellikle 莽ok etkileyiciydi. Okumam谋艧 olanlara 艧iddetle tavsiye ederim.
Sava艧谋 bekleyen Paris'in h芒lini bir gazeteci g枚z眉yle 枚n眉m眉ze seren bir roman. 脰zellikle bas谋n yoluyla nas谋l fikirlerin empoze edilebildi臒ini 莽ok g眉zel 枚rneklerle anlat谋yor yazar. Ama beni en 莽ok etkileyen bir 枚臒retmenin i艧ten at谋lmas谋na sebep olan ufak bir kompozisyon. 陌艧te k眉莽眉k 枚臒rencinin kompozisyonu; "Alt谋 tane k眉莽眉k k枚pe臒imiz vard谋. Annem be艧 tanesini bo臒du. Hepsine yetecek kadar s眉t bulamazm谋艧谋z; 枚yle s枚yledi. Ren茅鈥檔in yak谋nda k谋z karde艧i olacakm谋艧. Onlar谋n evinde de s眉t yokmu艧. Herhalde Ren茅鈥檔in k谋z karde艧ini de bo臒acaklar. Ben k眉莽眉kken evimizde 莽ok s眉t vard谋. Annem diyor ki b眉y眉y眉nce sava艧ta 枚ld眉r眉rlermi艧 beni. Top oynamak ve tahta ata binmek 莽ok ho艧uma gidiyor.鈥�
... "Zaferin resmini kanatl谋 莽izerlerdi. Oysa, toz toprakla, kanla 枚r眉lm眉艧 a臒谋r ve yaral谋 ayaklar谋 var zaferin."
... "R眉zg芒r谋n 枚n眉nde oradan oraya yuvarlanan dikenler gibi ya艧谋yoruz."
I'm one of those people who don't like it when the narrative focuses on only one character. So, obviously, this book was a great read with very unique characters who have their own chapters that last for a few pages without being too boring. I had a connection with Claude, he seemed like he was preoccupied with his books even when the war was raging on.
Kitap kendi ad谋ma olduk莽a s眉r眉kleyiciydi. Bir de ikinci d眉nya sava艧谋n谋n hen眉z i莽indeyken kaleme al谋nmad谋 daha da 莽arp谋c谋. Ama kitab谋n keyifli bir kitap oldu臒unu s枚ylemek zor, bilakis i莽 karart谋c谋 ve umutsuz buldum. 陌z b谋rakan bir iki na艧l谋臒谋 not al谋yorum:
1. Propaganda ama莽l谋 kaleme al谋nm谋艧 oldu臒u y枚n眉nde g枚r眉艧眉m olu艧tu. Ayn谋 ya艧am yolu kitaplar谋ndaki izlenimim gibi.Yer yer filtrelemeye 莽al谋艧t谋m. 2. Kitaptak ya da ilgli d枚nemdeki duygusal aktar谋mlar谋mlar a艧k betimlemeleri farkl谋-uzak geliyor. Ayn谋s谋 dostoyevskide de var. 脰rnek beyaz geceler. Hatta yazar谋n a艧k k谋s谋mlar谋n谋 dostoyevski ile benzer anlat谋m谋 艧a艧谋rtt谋. 3. Tessat谋n o臒lunun k枚y k枚y y眉r眉y眉艧眉 bana kozinskinin boyal谋 ku艧undaki delikanl谋n谋n y眉r眉y眉艧眉n眉 an谋msatt谋. Yine konu 2. D眉nya sava艧谋yd谋. Demekki benzer tan谋kl谋klar谋 bar谋nd谋ran pek 莽ok 枚yk眉 var. 4. Marsilya e臒lenceleri ne de 莽ok bug眉n眉m眉z眉 莽a臒r谋艧t谋r谋yor. 5. Ki艧isel siyasi politik macerama olan te臒etler, 枚rne臒in viard karAkteri san谋r谋m beni daha 莽ok ba臒lad谋 kitaba. Ve de 1940 fransas谋 ile g眉n眉m眉z aras谋 benzerlik.
Ilya Ehrenburg is a second-rate Russian author, and I mean this with no disrespect. He's definitely not as good as Dostoevsky and Tolstoy, and it's clear that Bely, Bulgakov, Solzhenitsyn, and Pasternak are much better than him. He was more of Stalin's organ than anything, and it showed in this work.
Despite the fact that in other editions it has more than 700 pages, it's only 382 pages with this edition because it was published during the war, where everything was scarce, and because its font size is probably seven or eight. The question is: would I unhesitatingly recommend this as a representative work of Russian literature?
My answer is an unequivocal no.
I think the best aspect of this novel is its characters. Ehrenburg may have been workmanlike with his plot, but there are, at least, a few memorable and believable characters in this novel. I find that his lack of focus toward any single character was detrimental to the novel as a whole. Ehrenburg jumped from scene-to-scene, despite not even having fleshed out certain scenes as well. As a result, the deaths that occurred in the final pages weren't affective. They were bathetic and overwritten, and the mise-en-scene was harried.
Despite his limits, however, Ehrenburg was capable in actually writing a decent story from Soviet propagandist literature. But it is undeniably Soviet propaganda. For example, one of the novel's central characters, Paul Tessa, was a diplomat who swayed with the tides so long as he could grab on to power. He alienated his family, but he eventually became head of France. It was nevertheless a futile aim, since the Germans came and overran their esteemed Maginot line through their blitzkrieg. Lucien Tessa, his son, died out of hunger after fighting for France because he was bored out of his wits. Most of the novel's other characters die out of fantastic circumstances. Jeanette, the lover of Desser, died because a bomb fell on her, while Desser died because he lost hope in France. I say fantastic, because while their deaths were believable in the context of the novel, they could have done a lot to obviate it. Their desire for oblivion was just as sudden and as magical as their jarring character shifts. It would have been more believable had there been an epiphany, but there wasn't.
Guess who lives in the end.
Duh, COMMUNISTS! Only Denise Tessa and her love Michaud, after having discovered the beauty of communism, live to fight another day! Workingmen of all countries, unite!
'The Russians will show shim something. We'll see the Red army, Denise. We're bound to see it... Hitler began it, Stalin will finish it. (p. 379)'
I wasn't even making that up.
There were so many things Ehrenburg could have done better, but this is understandable because he was a Stalin apologist. At least the novel still has memorable characters. I'd recommend watching Army of Shadows(1969), however, for a more accurate and visceral take on France after its German occupation during the Second World War. Philippe Gerbier couldn't be simply classified as a communist: all he wanted was a free France, and he fought for it outside the law. Devoid of any schmaltz, it showed a resilient people in war-torn France. It was also less biased than this novel, and would be a much better use of one's time. It's not a horrible book, though - but for 700 pages, it is what it is.
The Fall of Paris by Soviet author Ilya Ehrenburg (whose novel won the 1942 Stalin Prize for literature) investigates what was at the time recent history of French society dating from the large scale strikes that struck France in the mid 1930s up to the Nazi occupation of Paris during the 2nd World War in 1940. A reasonably decent novel despite it obviously being Soviet literary propaganda.
There are several interesting aspects about French society that are portrayed in the novel by Ehrenburg, one being the now infamous Maginot Line, a system of fortifications along the French border that was believed to be very effective against enemy invasions. This same view was held by many characters in the novel particularly those with lived experience of the trench warfare that predominated during World War I. However, their naivety of modern warfare was revealed through their complacency in acknowledging the might of the German military's blitzkrieg warfare and the possibility of breaking through this defense before Hitler's troops had well and truly reached the doorstep of Paris.
Another interesting aspect of the novel was the clash in political ideologies between the mainstream capitalist system of France portrayed by the businessmen and conservative politicians against a coalition of left-wing political movements who called themselves the Popular Front and the working class who wanted liberation from the poor economic conditions that were affecting them. Ehrenburg, who sides with the workers portrays the struggle and deprivation they faced through regular strikes to be liberated from their dire circumstances and their employers such as Desser who is greedy and self-serving, values that Ehrenburg is clearly against.
Kitapta 莽ok fazla karakter var ve hepsinin kendi bak谋艧 a莽谋s谋yla olaylara bakabilmenin sa臒lanm谋艧 olmas谋 olduk莽a zengin bir ser眉ven sunuyor. Ad谋m ad谋m Paris nas谋l de臒i艧ti臒ini, insanlar谋n ya艧amlar谋n谋n nas谋l zamanla 艧ekillendi臒ini 莽ok a莽谋k bir 艧ekilde g枚zlemleyebiliyoruz. Farkl谋 s谋n谋flardan insanlar谋n geli艧en olaylar kar艧谋s谋ndaki tepkilerini, onlar谋n hayatlar谋n谋n nas谋l yo臒ruldu臒u 莽ok g眉zel bir 艧ekilde i艧lenmi艧. A莽谋k olan bir ba艧ka 艧ey de tek derdi ceplerine girecek para olan insanlar谋n, patronlar谋n, 眉lkeyi nas谋l ad谋m ad谋m i艧galcilere b谋rakt谋klar谋n谋 g枚rebiliyorsunuz. Bununla birlikte olduk莽a duygusal bir kitap. Sava艧谋n bireysel ve toplumsal boyutlar谋n谋 莽ok ger莽ek莽i bir 艧ekilde hissedebiliyorsunuz. Her 艧eye ra臒men umutlar谋 olan insanlar da var, fa艧izme kar艧谋 direnmek ve kazanmak isteyenler var. Ve kazand谋lar!
Kitapta 莽ok fazla karakter var ve hepsinin kendi bak谋艧 a莽谋s谋yla olaylara bakabilmenin sa臒lanm谋艧 olmas谋 olduk莽a zengin bir ser眉ven sunuyor. Ad谋m ad谋m Paris nas谋l de臒i艧ti臒ini, insanlar谋n ya艧amlar谋n谋n nas谋l zamanla 艧ekillendi臒ini 莽ok a莽谋k bir 艧ekilde g枚zlemleyebiliyoruz. Farkl谋 s谋n谋flardan insanlar谋n geli艧en olaylar kar艧谋s谋ndaki tepkilerini, onlar谋n hayatlar谋n谋n nas谋l yo臒ruldu臒u 莽ok g眉zel bir 艧ekilde i艧lenmi艧. A莽谋k olan bir ba艧ka 艧ey de tek derdi ceplerine girecek para olan insanlar谋n, patronlar谋n, 眉lkeyi nas谋l ad谋m ad谋m i艧galcilere b谋rakt谋klar谋n谋 g枚rebiliyorsunuz. Bununla birlikte olduk莽a duygusal bir kitap. Sava艧谋n bireysel ve toplumsal boyutlar谋n谋 莽ok ger莽ek莽i bir 艧ekilde hissedebiliyorsunuz. Her 艧eye ra臒men umutlar谋 olan insanlar da var, fa艧izme kar艧谋 direnmek ve kazanmak isteyenler var. Ve kazand谋lar!
Ehrenburg, 1936-1942 Paris'i 眉zerinden bir tarihsel arka plan sunarken, ayn谋 zamanda toplumsal s谋n谋flar, siyasi temsilciler, 莽at谋艧malar, gerilimler, ortakl谋klar 眉zerinden de bir siyasal arka plan sunuyor. Ayn谋 zamanda s眉rekli de臒i艧en ve d枚n眉艧en bu siyasal arka plan 眉zerinde 艧ekillenen toplumsal arka plan谋 da roman formunun g眉莽l眉 枚zelli臒i ile ki艧iler aras谋 ili艧kiler 眉zerinden bizlere sunuyor. Son derece sinematografik bir roman. 脰zellikle sona yakla艧t谋k莽a, filmin sonunu heyecanla beklercesine okuma h谋z谋n谋z da art谋yor. Ve biliyoruz ve bir kez daha g枚r眉yoruz, Nazizm ne sadece Hitler'in manyakl谋臒谋 olarak ele al谋nabilir ne de onun yenilgisindeki yurtseverlerin ve kom眉nistlerin 枚nc眉 rol眉 tarihten silinebilir.
D枚nemin ruhu baya iyi yans谋t谋lm谋s. Yar谋sa kadar ilgiyle okuduktan sonra karakterlerin fazlal谋g谋ndan dolay谋 takip edememe s谋k谋nt谋s谋 cektim ama yine de g眉zel kitap.
脟ok s眉r眉kleyiciydi. Okudu臒um en keyifli romanlardan biriydi. Di臒er kitaplara da devam edece臒im. Tarihi olaylara da ilginiz varsa kesinlikle tavsiye ederim.
Ilya Ehrenburg. He is a writer who is in love with revolution and gets The Stalin Award. His adventure begins with being exiled to Paris. He has been in so many countries by wanting or not. Just in time The World War II has begun to destroy the world. He gets inspired and then starts to write his famous trilogy. The Fall of Pairs is the first one. There are so many characters in this book. Politicians who are madly in love with Nazis,radical parties,fabricators,socialist leaders,media.. When you finish this book,you will have an opinion about war from every human beings perspective. And in the end you'll know that Paris hasn't fall. It was delivered. ... "Hasta bir annenin ba艧ucunda evlatlar谋n kavgay谋 b谋rakmas谋 gerekir ve bug眉n Fransa a臒谋r hastad谋r." 陌lya Ehrenburg. Devrime g枚n眉l vermi艧, eserleriyle Stalin 枚d眉l眉 alm谋艧 bir Sovyet yazar. Paris'e s眉rg眉ne g枚nderilmesiyle ba艧l谋yor maceras谋. Zorunda olarak ya da isteyerek bir莽ok 眉lkede bulunuyor. Tam da 陌kinci D眉nya Sava艧谋 insanl谋臒谋 yerle bir etmek 眉zereyken. Daha sonra ya艧ad谋klar谋ndan, g枚rd眉klerinden esinlerenek en 眉nl眉 眉莽lemesini yaz谋yor. Paris D眉艧erken bu 眉莽lemenin ilk kitab谋. 陌kinci D眉nya Sava艧谋 s谋ras谋nda Fransa'da ge莽en kitapta o kadar 莽ok karakter bulunuyor ki. Nazi hayran谋 politikac谋lar, radikal partiler, s枚zde halk cephesi partisi ve y枚neticileri, g眉c眉 sadece i艧莽ilere yeten fabrika sahipleri, sosyalist liderler, medya kanallar谋, bunlara kar艧谋 莽谋kan kom眉nist liderler ve fabrikalarda haklar谋n谋 arayan i艧莽iler. Her gruptan insan谋n hayat谋 hakk谋nda fikir sahibi oluyorsunuz. Ve kitab谋n sonunda anl谋yorsunuz Paris d眉艧memi艧, teslim edilmi艧. Di臒er iki kitab谋 F谋rt谋na ve Dipten Gelen Dalga'n谋n daha kolay okundu臒u s枚yleniyor. Ben Paris D眉艧erken'i okurken de zorlanmad谋m a莽谋kcas谋. Hatta II. D眉nya Sava艧谋'yla ilgili okudu臒um en iyi eserdi diyebilirim. O kadar iyi ki bir ara 眉lkemizde yasaklanm谋艧 Tarihi okumak, ara艧t谋rmak ve 枚臒renmek bence 莽ok 枚nemli. G眉ncel konular谋 yorumlarken bile tarihi iyi bilmeniz, 枚yle yorum yapman谋z gerekiyor. E臒er tarih roman谋 seviyorsan谋z kesinlikle tavsiye ederim. "Ve her zamankinden daha 莽ok korkuyordu 枚l眉mden. Ac谋s谋ndan de臒il ama 枚l眉m眉n bo艧lu臒undan ve hi莽li臒inden korkuyordu. Ne iyi ne de k枚t眉 hi莽bir 艧ey kalmazm谋艧 ya insan 枚l眉nce..."