num_pages: 368
description: As explosive and immediate today as when it was first published in 1933, 'Man's Fate' ('La Condition Humaine'), an account of a crucial episode in the early days of the Chinese Revolution, foreshadows the contemporary world and brings to life the profound meaning of the revolutionary impulse for the individuals involved. As a study of conspiracy and conspirators, of men caught in the desperate clash of ideologies, betrayal, expediency, and of free will, Andre Malraux's novel remains unequaled.Translated from the French by Haakon M. Chevalier
language: French
title: Man's Fate
titlecomplete: Man's Fate
characters: Kyo Gisors, Ferral, Suan, Hemmelrich, May Gisors, Yu Hsuan, Kama, Old Gisors, Konig, Katow, Chen Ta Erh, Baron Clappique
genres: Classics, China, France, Philosophy, Novels, Historical Fiction, Literature, 20th Century, French Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 5558
places: Shanghai
awards: awardedAt: -1167580800000
name: Prix Goncourt
publisher: Vintage