The Torch-Bearers
The Torch-Bearers by Bernard Lazare, published by Snuggly Books on December 4, 2018, is a 256-page work presented in English for the first time through a translation by Brian Stableford. This novel explores the journey of an itinerant Anarchist preacher who arrives in the corrupt city of Geronta alongside a fellow vagabond. Through the use of parables, the preacher seeks to enlighten others while engaging with various storytellers who share their own narratives, challenging their ideological perspectives.
Readers will find a unique blend of literary and political themes as Lazare delves into the Symbolist Movement and Anarchist ideals. The narrative serves as a literary experiment, examining how myth, legend, and folklore can be repurposed to support Anarchist thought. This edition invites exploration of complex ideas within the framework of fiction, making it a notable addition to discussions surrounding political ideologies and literary collections.
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The Torch-Bearers tells the story of an itinerant Anarchist preacher who comes to the corrupt city of Geronta in the company of a fellow vagabond, where he begins preaching in parables, that being his preferred method of enlightenment. He hears a number of other story-tellers narrating their own parables, to which he opposes his own in order to expose their ideological flaws.
Here, presented in English for the first time in a superb translation by Brian Stableford, is one of the most interesting novels of the Symbolist Movement–the elaborate fruit of author Bernard Lazare’s wholehearted commitment to both Symbolist and Anarchist ideals. This striking literary experiment, testing the hypothesis that the raw materials of myth, legend and folklore, which had been redeployed and pastiched so successfully by the Movement, could be adapted to Anarchist purposes.
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