La Condition humaine

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La Condition humaine is a 1933 existential and political novel by André Malraux set during the 1927 Chinese revolution, exploring human destiny, commitment, and revolutionary struggle.

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La Condition humaine canonical 3
La Condition humaine (1958 film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf existential novel
novel
political novel
author André Malraux
awarded Prix Goncourt
awardYear 1933
countryOfOrigin France
depictsEvent Shanghai massacre of 1927
surface form: Shanghai insurrection of 1927
depictsOrganization Chinese Communist Party
exploresPhilosophicalConcept absurdity of existence
mortality
revolutionary ethics
solidarity
firstEnglishTranslationYear 1934
firstEnglishTranslator Haakon Chevalier
hasAdaptation La Condition humaine self-linksurface differs
surface form: La Condition humaine (1958 film)

Man's Fate (stage adaptations)
hasEnglishTitle Man's Fate
hasForm prose fiction
includedIn 20th-century French canon
influencedBy Chinese Civil War (early phase)
surface form: Chinese Revolution of 1927

Leninism
Marxism
literaryGenre existentialism
political fiction
mainCharacter Gisors
Katow
Kyo Gisors
Kyo Gisors
surface form: May Gisors

Tchen
mainTheme commitment
freedom and responsibility
human destiny
individual vs. history
revolutionary struggle
terror and violence
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableFor fusion of political narrative and existential reflection
portrayal of Chinese revolutionary militants
originalLanguage French
pageCountApprox 350
partOfMovement French literature of the interwar period
publicationYear 1933
publisher Gallimard
setInCity Shanghai
setInCountry China
setInPeriod 1927 Chinese revolution
timeOfAction March 1927

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André Malraux notableWork La Condition humaine
La Condition humaine hasAdaptation La Condition humaine self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: La Condition humaine (1958 film)
Les Conquérants relatedWorkByAuthor La Condition humaine
La Voie royale followedBy La Condition humaine