encyclopedia entries
Han Ryner
Working Translations
Han Ryner, “What is the Individual?” (1919)
Ce qu’est l’individu L’individu est un être complexe, indéfinissable. Or, seul l’individu possède quelque chose qui puisse être appelé sans trop de mensonge l’existence. Donc, comme le savaient déjà les philosophes cyniques, rien de réel, […]
Han Ryner
Han Ryner (1861-1938)
Working Translations: Han Ryner, “The Revolt of the Machines“ (1896) Han Ryner, “A Transition” (“The Secret of Don Juan”) (1897) (FR/EN) Han Ryner, “Duel upon Duel” (“The Penny-Pincher”) (1899) (FR/EN) Han Ryner, “The Paradox” (1915) […]
progress reports
Revue Anarchiste, “Is the Anarchist Ideal Achievable?” (1930)
OUR SURVEYS Henri Barbusse. Han Ryner. Georges Pioch. E. Armand. Sébastien Faure. Romain Rolland. Working Translations by Shawn P. Wilbur
anarchist individualism
encyclopedia entries
Anarchist Encyclopedia: Subjective, Subjectivism, Subjectivity (H. Ryner)
Entries from the Anarchist Encyclopedia Working Translation by Shawn P. Wilbur.
fiction
Han Ryner, “A Transition” (“The Secret of Don Juan”) (1897)
All of the accounts of the interview of Don Juan and the Commander are inaccurate, and the puerile words reported by various authors were not uttered. The genuine dialogue expressed deep, singular things, and it is perhaps my duty to make them known. […]
fiction
Han Ryner, “Love Victorious” (1917)
Love Victorious For ten years, Pierre Vaumeil passed for mad. Previously, he had been a savant, but the death of a beloved women had, everyone in the little town maintained, destroyed his mind. Often we […]
fiction
Five-sixths of a Smart Set set
Over at From the Libertarian Library, I’ve added translations of two more of the short stories by Han Ryner published in French in The Smart Set: “The Cheapskate” (1913) “The Paradox” (1913) “The Secret of […]
fiction
Han Ryner, Deo Optimo Maximo (1919)
Deo Optimo Maximo By Han Ryner L’HOMME parle: O Dieu, tu ne saurais m’entendre, et pourtant je te parle. Comme il m’arrive de parler à Hélène, à don Quichotte, à Faust, ou à quelque autre […]