Armand Robin - Ma vie sans moi - 1940
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Ma vie sans moi by Armand Robin is the 1st French edition in paperback, 108 pages of poetry, published by Gallimard in original French, with a 19.5 x 14.5 cm format and a good to very good condition.
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Original edition in one volume, 12mo paperback; 108 pages.
Slight exterior wear, fresh interior - a pleasant copy.
A rare, disturbing text, almost naked in its lucidity.
Armand Robin
Armand Robin (1912–1961): a brilliant poet, translator (he worked on dozens of languages), a radical fringe figure, a free spirit until his self-destruction. Long ignored, today he is a cult figure.
The book
My life without me is neither a novel, nor a traditional diary, nor a collection of poems.
It's:
a series of prose fragments
Writings in a deliberately pared-down language.
often published after his death (or kept confidential during his lifetime)
The title says it all:
an existence lived as erasure, dispossession of self, rejection of the social ego.
What is it about?
Robin describes it:
a life beyond imposed identities
the absolute solitude
the rejection of social, political, and literary roles
a radical mistrust of language itself
He talks about a “self” that he no longer recognizes, or one that he refuses to inhabit.
to live, but as if absent from one's own life.
Style
short, dry phrases
your cold, almost clinical tone
no leniency
no literary effect
It is a writing of total disengagement, which at times borders on asceticism or annihilation.
Meaning and scope
My life without me can be read as:
an anti-autobiography
a text on radical desubjectivation
a protest against modern society, propaganda, the noise of the world
Robin wanted:
disappear from systems
to render oneself unassignable.
to be a faceless voice.
Why is it important
Because it's:
an extreme text, without posing
one of the most radical testimonies of the twentieth century about the fatigue of being oneself
a work that engages in dialogue with Simone Weil, Kafka, even some mystics… but without God
Original Edition in 1 volume in-12 paperback; 108 pages.
Light wear outside, fresh inside — nice copy.
Rare text, disturbing, almost naked due to lucidity.
Armand Robin
Armand Robin (1912–1961): poet, great translator (he worked on dozens of languages), radical outsider, free spirit until self-destruction. Long ignored, now cult.
The book
My life without me is neither a novel, nor a classic newspaper, nor a collection of poems.
It's:
a series of fragments in prose
written in a language that is deliberately stripped
often published after his death (or kept confidential during his lifetime)
The title says it all:
an existence lived as self-effacement, self-appropriation, refusal of the social ego.
What's that about?
Robin describes:
a life outside of imposed identities
absolute loneliness
rejection of social, political, literary roles
a radical distrust of language itself
He speaks of a 'me' that he no longer recognizes, or refuses to live in.
live, but as absent from one's own life
Style
short, dry sentences
your cold, almost clinical
no complacency
no literary effect
It is a writing of total disengagement, which sometimes borders on asceticism or annihilation.
Meaning and scope
My life without me can be read as:
an anti-autobiography
a text of radical desubjectivation
a protest against modern society, propaganda, the noise of the world
Robin wanted:
disappear from systems
make yourself unassignable
being a faceless voice
Why it's important
Because it's:
an extreme text, without pose
One of the most radical testimonies of the 20th century on the fatigue of being oneself.
a work that dialogs with Simone Weil, Kafka, even some mystics… but without God
Original edition in one volume, 12mo paperback; 108 pages.
Slight exterior wear, fresh interior - a pleasant copy.
A rare, disturbing text, almost naked in its lucidity.
Armand Robin
Armand Robin (1912–1961): a brilliant poet, translator (he worked on dozens of languages), a radical fringe figure, a free spirit until his self-destruction. Long ignored, today he is a cult figure.
The book
My life without me is neither a novel, nor a traditional diary, nor a collection of poems.
It's:
a series of prose fragments
Writings in a deliberately pared-down language.
often published after his death (or kept confidential during his lifetime)
The title says it all:
an existence lived as erasure, dispossession of self, rejection of the social ego.
What is it about?
Robin describes it:
a life beyond imposed identities
the absolute solitude
the rejection of social, political, and literary roles
a radical mistrust of language itself
He talks about a “self” that he no longer recognizes, or one that he refuses to inhabit.
to live, but as if absent from one's own life.
Style
short, dry phrases
your cold, almost clinical tone
no leniency
no literary effect
It is a writing of total disengagement, which at times borders on asceticism or annihilation.
Meaning and scope
My life without me can be read as:
an anti-autobiography
a text on radical desubjectivation
a protest against modern society, propaganda, the noise of the world
Robin wanted:
disappear from systems
to render oneself unassignable.
to be a faceless voice.
Why is it important
Because it's:
an extreme text, without posing
one of the most radical testimonies of the twentieth century about the fatigue of being oneself
a work that engages in dialogue with Simone Weil, Kafka, even some mystics… but without God
Original Edition in 1 volume in-12 paperback; 108 pages.
Light wear outside, fresh inside — nice copy.
Rare text, disturbing, almost naked due to lucidity.
Armand Robin
Armand Robin (1912–1961): poet, great translator (he worked on dozens of languages), radical outsider, free spirit until self-destruction. Long ignored, now cult.
The book
My life without me is neither a novel, nor a classic newspaper, nor a collection of poems.
It's:
a series of fragments in prose
written in a language that is deliberately stripped
often published after his death (or kept confidential during his lifetime)
The title says it all:
an existence lived as self-effacement, self-appropriation, refusal of the social ego.
What's that about?
Robin describes:
a life outside of imposed identities
absolute loneliness
rejection of social, political, literary roles
a radical distrust of language itself
He speaks of a 'me' that he no longer recognizes, or refuses to live in.
live, but as absent from one's own life
Style
short, dry sentences
your cold, almost clinical
no complacency
no literary effect
It is a writing of total disengagement, which sometimes borders on asceticism or annihilation.
Meaning and scope
My life without me can be read as:
an anti-autobiography
a text of radical desubjectivation
a protest against modern society, propaganda, the noise of the world
Robin wanted:
disappear from systems
make yourself unassignable
being a faceless voice
Why it's important
Because it's:
an extreme text, without pose
One of the most radical testimonies of the 20th century on the fatigue of being oneself.
a work that dialogs with Simone Weil, Kafka, even some mystics… but without God
Details
Number of Books
1
Subject
Poetry
Book Title
Ma vie sans moi
Author/ Illustrator
Armand Robin
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
1940
Height
19.5 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
14.5 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Gallimard
Binding/ Material
Softback
Number of pages
108
