Description
Hell (L'enfer) is a study of voyeurism written in 1908 by Henri Barbusse. When it was translated into English in 1918 it ignited a scandal. A young man in a Paris boarding house spies on the inhabitants of the next room through a hole in the wall. At once both voyeur and philosopher, what becomes of him who sees too much? Witnessing love, marriage, adultery, incest, death and seeing the heroism and cowardice of the human condition. In his words, "We are divinely alone, the heavens have fallen on our heads".
Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
136 pages
Language
English
Published
Sep 24, 2011
Publisher
Skomlin
Editions
133 editions
ISBN-10
0987153285
ISBN-13
9780987153289