Talk:Man's Fate

My edits
They don't seem to be taking. I only did a bit of cleanup, deleting the bit about being an obsessive gambler and adding bits about his mythomania, including adding 'significantly he escapes death by pretending to be a sailor'. But it won't take. So, oh well. If people who have actually read the book read obvious mischaracterizations here of major characters, they'll be much less inclined to have faith in the accuracy of subtler interpretations regarding characters' natures and motivations. If my edit is able to be reverted to, I hope someone does it. Small matter but needs clearing up. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.230.108.126 (talk) 07:24, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Regarding Baron De Clappique being an 'obsessive gambler'
It is stated in the novel that he either gambled rarely or never gambled at all, prior to his unfortunate night gambling in a desperate attempt to earn money. That the entire paragraph about the character discusses him as if he's an obsessive gambler is quite strange to me, and constitutes a complete mischaracterization. In fact de Clappique's main characteristic throughout the book is that of a shallow mythomaniac- not a gambler. I'll edit that bit out and it will remain out unless someone proves I misread the book.

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—Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.230.108.126 (talk) 07:08, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

"Written by André Malraux in 1933, La Condition humaine, or Man's Fate is novel about the failed communist revolution that took place in Shanghai in 1927, and the existential quandaries facing a diverse group of people associated with the revolution."

missing an "a" between "Man's fate is" and "novel about the failed"

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La Condition Humaine
I suggest creating a disambiguous page for the phrase "La Condition Humaine" it is now a redirect to this article, however it also the original name for the painting by Rene Magritte (found under "the human condition"). I am a very novice editor and changing redirects are beyond my abilities. 85.145.121.149 (talk) 19:34, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Point of view?
Do you mean that although the book is demonstrably inaccurate, I have to find a printed source that says it is inaccurate? --GwydionM (talk) 19:00, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, exactly. Per WP:NOR sources must be "directly related to the topic of the article, and directly support the material being presented." Neither of the sources you added discuss this novel. Articles on historical novels don't require sections highlighting all their "inaccuracies" unless that's something covered in sources on the novel.--Cúchullain t/ c 14:06, 22 May 2012 (UTC)