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Octave Uzanne (1851–1931)

Author of The End of Books

46+ Works 155 Members 6 Reviews

About the Author

Image credit: Source: Figures contemporaines, tirées de l'album Mariani. Paris, Flammarion (1894)

Works by Octave Uzanne

The End of Books (1894) 47 copies, 3 reviews
Canaletto (2008) 20 copies
The Book Hunter in Paris (2007) 9 copies
Fashion In Paris (2010) 5 copies
The fan (1999) 5 copies, 1 review
Caprices d'un bibliophile (2008) 3 copies
Ingres 2 copies
L'entail 1 copy
Das Ende der Bücher (2021) 1 copy

Associated Works

Madame Bovary (1856) — Illustrator, some editions — 29,680 copies, 426 reviews
De hel van de bibliofiel — Author, some editions — 10 copies, 1 review
La Peinture au Musée Carnavalet. (1909) — Preface — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name
Uzanne, Octave
Legal name
Uzanne, Louis Octave
Other names
Guet, Jehan du
La Cagoule
Villotte, Louis de
Birthdate
1851-09-14
Date of death
1931-10-31
Gender
male
Occupations
homme de lettres
bibliophile
Nationality
France
Birthplace
Auxerre, Frankreich
Places of residence
Auxerre, France
Paris, France
Place of death
Saint-Cloud, Frankreich
Associated Place (for map)
France

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Reviews

7 reviews
Read here: http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/u/uzanne/octave/end/

Yes, Uzanne is taking the piss, but 120 years later he seems remarkably prescient; the exact technology aside, he gives a decent description not only of where the publishing and news industry has been and is going in the early 21st century, but even outlines why; the excess of information, the need to have it available at short notice, the ability of anyone to get published on their own terms... He even acknowledges that with the show more death of the book comes an even greater availability of books (or novels). It's remarkable how, everytime something happens that leads someone to declare the book dead, starting with Socrates through Gutenberg to Edison to cinema to the computer to the e-reader, we also get access to far more literature than we had before the book "died". show less
In 1882, Octave Uzanne published a scholarly and beautiful book of the history of ladies hand fans. Each page brings art to life with scrollwork, history of ladies hand fans with a plethora of nude images. After the 1882 French edition, the same book was translated in English and published in 1884.
Beautifully illustrated and produced book; history of transport to 1900 including a chapter on the automobile; French text. Limited edition 500 copies.
Je crois donc au succès de tout ce qui flattera et entretiendra la paresse et l’égoïsme de l’homme
(p. 12, “La Fin des livres”).

Jamais l’Hamlet de notre grand Will n’aura mieux dit : Words ! Words ! Words ! Des mots !… des mots qui passent et qu’on ne lira plus.
(p. 24, “La Fin des livres”).


Etrange d’intituler « La Fin des Livres » un recueil de nouvelles pour les bibliophiles, mais bon, les auteurs peuvent être excentriques. Cette première nouvelle n’est show more d’ailleurs pas inintéressante et prédit, avec une bonne centaine d’années d’avance, l’essor des livres audio (essor pas aussi flagrant que celui prédit par Octave Uzanne tout de même).
Mais ensuite, entre les histoires sans grand intérêt et le style pompeux, je n’ai pas réussi à m’intéresser à ce livre qui parle bien de bibliophiles, de gens attachés à l’objet livre, plus que de passionnés de lecture. J’ai fini par m’avouer vaincue, ne terminant même pas la nouvelle commencée. Un auteur obscur que je voulais découvrir, mais qui restera obscur pour moi.
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Works
46
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Members
155
Popularity
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Rating
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Reviews
6
ISBNs
39
Languages
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