Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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A discussion of the novel, The Thibaults (Les Thibault) by Roger Martin du Gard, originally published in serial form from 1922 to 1940. Martin du Gard received the Nobel prize in literature in 1937, partly as the result of this work. The novel was translated to Persian by Abolhassan Najafi, published in four volumes by Niloufar Publishing (Nashr-e Niloufar). The English translation, which is by Stuart Gilbert, published in two volumes by the Viking Press: The Thibaults (1939) and Summer 1914 (1941).

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Content:
00:00 - Intro
01:24 - Persian Translation
02:14 - English Translation
03:37 - Plot, Structure, Themes
17:44 - Shift to First-Person Perspective
20:54 - Family Drama vs. Social-Political Drama
22:47 - Final Thoughts

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