Trapped. Idealists in “Racines du ciel” of Romain Gary Cover Image

Pris au piège. Les idéalistes dans Les Racines du ciel de Romain Gary
Trapped. Idealists in “Racines du ciel” of Romain Gary

Author(s): Alicja Koziej
Subject(s): Studies of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej
Keywords: Gary; idealist; politician; totalitarianism; human rights

Summary/Abstract: The study explores how Romain Gary reviews and rejects various moral attitudes in hisnovel The Roots of Heaven. His later novel The Kites sheds a new light at this novel from1956. A cross reading of both novels allows to show why, according to Gary, ideologiesare degenerating and what values remain unchanged.

  • Issue Year: 43/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 39-46
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: French
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