Elias Canetti , winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize in Literature, was one of the major intellectual figures and polymaths of the twentieth century.
His writings include a monumental work of social theory, Crowds and Power , and three volumes of memoirs, The Tongue Set Free , The Torch in My Ear , and The Play of the Eyes ..
About author(s): Elias Canetti was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1981.
Winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize, this first volume of the author\'s autobiography provides a searching portrait of his personal background and creative development.
This first volume, Tongue Set Free , provides a searching portrait of the author\'s personal background and creative development as it presents the events, personalities (especially Canetti\'s mother), and intellectual forces that shaped the growth of the artist as a young man.
But Canetti\'s genius is perhaps nowhere more evident than in the three volumes of his autobiography.
A master of many genres, he is known especially for his novel, Auto da Fe , and his great work of social theory, Crowds and Power .
Elias Canetti , winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize in Literature, was one of the major intellectual figures and polymaths of the twentieth century
