Elias Canetti

Auto-da-Fé, Elias Canetti's only work of fiction, is a staggering achievement that puts him squarely in the ranks of major European writers such as Robert Musil and Hermann Broch. It is the story of Peter Kien, a scholarly recluse who lives among and for his great library. The destruction of Kien through the …

Winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize for Literature, Elias Canetti uncovers the secret life hidden beneath Marrakesh’s bewildering array of voices, gestures and faces. In a series of sharply etched scenes, he portrays the languages and cultures of the people who fill its bazaars, cafes, and streets. The book presents vivid …

Providing a portrait of the author's personal background and creative development, this book presents the events, personalities and intellectual forces which shaped the growth of this artist as a young man. It covers his up-bringing in Bulgaria and later homes in Manchester, Vienna and Zurich. He was born in 1905 and …

Joukko ja valta on Elias Canettin kirjoittama esseemuotoinen tutkielma sosiaalipsykologiasta. Kirja julkaistiin vuonna 1960, ja sitä voidaan pitää Canettin pääteoksena. Joukko ja valta on käännetty useille kielille, ja englanninkielinen käännös vuodelta 1962 on tekijän auktorisoima.