Letter to D

* Letter to D
 
* André Gorz
 
* From the Translator
 
* Notes for the Reader

André Gorz (1923 2007), geboren in Wien, verbrachte die Kriegsjahre in der Schweiz und ließ sich nach Kriegsende in Paris nieder. Er arbeite mit Jean-Paul Sartre und Simone de Beauvoir an der Zeitschrift Les Temps modernes , war Redaktor bei L Express , später bei der Wochenzeitung Le Nouvel Observateur , die er 1964 zusammen mit Jean Daniel gegründet hatte.In seinen Buchpublikationen profiliert sich Gorz als Theoretiker der Arbeiterselbstverwaltung und der politischen Ökologie.

"Gorz's writing here is painstaking in its honesty, utterly without sentimentality but full of genuine passion. 'Like the very best books,' writes the translator in her afterword, 'Letter to D will break your heart.'" London Review of Books "That one 75-page missive could eclipse the seminal work of an intellectual who impressed even the great Jean-Paul Sartre says something about the power and resonance of this passionate and soul-searching homage to his English wife Dorine." Wigan Evening Post "Gorz wants to extract the 'poison' from his previous depiction of Dorine in his first published work. To set the record straight, the fragile, clingy girl of The Traitor is replaced here by an intelligent, vivacious woman on whom he is totally dependent: 'You opened up the richness of life for me and I loved life through you.' The book's conclusion - knowing that a year later Gorz and Dorine committed suicide together - is guaranteed to bring a lump to the throat." Times Literary Supplement "A love letter of such exquisite poignancy that it has now come to define the man." Lancashire Evening Post "Gorz's admiration for his wife's strength of purpose and character, her resolve throughout her long illness, her style, her beauty and her commitment to him are likely to make even the most stern-hearted of readers lachrymose." Good Web Guide "One of the most poignant missives you'll ever read. A meditation on a love supreme." Sunday Magazine "This spare, elegant, best-selling memoir by a celebrated French journalist and writer has been impeccably translated into English by Sydney-born Julie Rose." Sydney Morning Herald "Neither sentimental nor polemic, this book is a celebration of love that lasts, of passion and commitment and loyalty that overcome illness and disappointment. It is not surprising this intimate love-letter has struck a greater chord in Gorz's adopted country than all of his other fine intellectual works of philosophy." Courier Mail "Little gem of a love story."

"Gorz's writing here is painstaking in its honesty, utterly without sentimentality but full of genuine passion. 'Like the very best books,' writes the translator in her afterword, 'Letter to D will break your heart.'"
London Review of Books
 
"That one 75-page missive could eclipse the seminal work of an intellectual who impressed even the great Jean-Paul Sartre says something about the power and resonance of this passionate and soul-searching homage to his English wife Dorine."
Wigan Evening Post
 
"Gorz wants to extract the 'poison' from his previous depiction of Dorine in his first published work. To set the record straight, the fragile, clingy girl of The Traitor is replaced here by an intelligent, vivacious woman on whom he is totally dependent: 'You opened up the richness of life for me and I loved life through you.' The book's conclusion - knowing that a year later Gorz and Dorine committed suicide together - is guaranteed to bring a lump to the throat."
Times Literary Supplement
 
"A love letter of such exquisite poignancy that it has now come to define the man."
Lancashire Evening Post
 
"Gorz's admiration for his wife's strength of purpose and character, her resolve throughout her long illness, her style, her beauty and her commitment to him are likely to make even the most stern-hearted of readers lachrymose."
Good Web Guide
 
"One of the most poignant missives you'll ever read. A meditation on a love supreme."
Sunday Magazine
 
"This spare, elegant, best-selling memoir by a celebrated French journalist and writer has been impeccably translated into English by Sydney-born Julie Rose."
Sydney Morning Herald
 
"Neither sentimental nor polemic, this book is a celebration of love that lasts, of passion and commitment and loyalty that overcome illness and disappointment. It is not surprising this intimate love-letter has struck a greater chord in Gorz's adopted country than all of his other fine