Quote#Truth
By its truth and absolute integrity — since Tolstoy I know of no…
Quote byGilbert Cannan · 1884–1955
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: (preface written in 1910; works translated by Gilbert Cannan, Ben Ray Redman, Eleanor Stimson, Van Wyck Brooks, Katherine Miller, Charles de Kay, Barrett H. Clark, Clementina Black, B. Constance Hull, Frederick Street, Mary Blaiklock, A. Eaglefield Hull, Bernard Miall, Eden and Cedar Paul, Catherine.
English (original)
By its truth and absolute integrity — since Tolstoy I know of no writing so crystal clear — "Jean-Christophe" is the first great book of the twentieth century. In a sense it begins the twenties century. It bridges transition, and shows us where we stand. It reveals the past and the present, and leaves the future open to us ...
— Gilbert Cannan
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