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CANETTI, ELIAS, 1905 to 1994

Elias Canetti

Bulgarian-born Swiss and British Jewish modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and non-fiction writer.

Books: 3
Editions tracked: 4
First editions: 1
Nationality: United Kingdom, Bulgaria

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Earliest first editionAuto Da FéJonathan Cape, 1946 Most editions trackedThe Tongue Set Free2 editions

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1946Auto Da FéJonathan Cape

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Auto Da Fé

Elias Canetti · first published 1946

1st Jonathan Cape1946 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

Crowds and Power

Elias Canetti · first published 1960

Gollancz1962 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

The Tongue Set Free

Elias Canetti · first published 1977

Seabury Press1979 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
Deutsch1988 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this

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Elias Canetti was born in 1905 and died in 1994.

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We track 3 books by Elias Canetti across 4 editions, 1 of them first editions.

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