num_pages: 464
description: Iris Murdoch called Auto da Fé "one of the few great novels of the century." Peter Kien is a reclusive Sinologist living in Germany between the wars. Canetti creates the elements in Kien, and in his personal relationships, that will lead to his destruction.
language: English
title: Auto Da Fe
titlecomplete: Auto Da Fe
genres: Fiction, 20th Century, Bulgaria, Classics, German Literature, Bulgarian Literature, Nobel Prize, Germany, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 5872
places: Vienna
publisher: Harvill Press