by Simon Leys · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782020328937
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«L'ange et le cachalot» is a collection of essays by Simon Leys, published by Seuil in paperback (205 pages, in French).
In these essays, Simon Leys reflects on literary history and criticism, analyses the difficulties of translating and interpreting texts, and examines Chinese calligraphy as a manifestation of culture and art. The volume includes bibliographic references to support reading.
The work, subtitled «essais», was published in Paris in 1998 and is catalogued in the fields of literature, philosophy and culture.
Recommended for readers interested in literary criticism, translation problems and Chinese culture, as well as in Simon Leys's essayistic work.
Pierre Ryckmans, better known by his pen name Simon Leys, was a Belgian-Australian sinologist and translator. He lived in Australia from 1970. His work particularly focused on the politics and traditional culture of China, calligraphy, French and English literature, the commercialization of universities, and nautical fiction. His trilogy Les Habits neufs du président Mao (1971), Ombres chinoises (1974) and Images brisées (1976) denounced the Cultural Revolution in China and the idolizing of Mao in the West.
