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The French Art of War
Alexis Jenni
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Description for The French Art of War
Paperback. Angry, dazzling and humane, The French Art of War is the Goncourt-winning novel about the intervals of peace and the moments of unspeakable savagery in French wars spanning half the world and half a century. Translator(s): Wynne, Frank. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FJM; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
It was the beginning of the Gulf War. I watched it on TV and did little else. I was doing badly, you see. Everything was going wrong. I just awaited the end. But then I met Victorien Salagnon, a veteran of the great colonial wars of Indochina, Vietnam and Algeria, a commander who had led his soldiers across the globe, a man with the blood of others up to his elbows. He said he would teach me to paint; he must have been the only painter in the French Forces, but out there no one cares about such things. I ... Read more
It was the beginning of the Gulf War. I watched it on TV and did little else. I was doing badly, you see. Everything was going wrong. I just awaited the end. But then I met Victorien Salagnon, a veteran of the great colonial wars of Indochina, Vietnam and Algeria, a commander who had led his soldiers across the globe, a man with the blood of others up to his elbows. He said he would teach me to paint; he must have been the only painter in the French Forces, but out there no one cares about such things. I ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
624
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857897534
SKU
V9780857897534
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Ref
99-10
About Alexis Jenni
Alexis Jenni is a French novelist and biology teacher. His debut novel, The French Art of War, won the 2011 Prix Goncourt. He lives in Lyon. Frank Wynne is an Irish literary translator and writer.
Reviews for The French Art of War
Complex and profound... An adventure novel stuffed with people and stories
Le Monde
A masterpiece
Le Magazine litteraire
A masterpiece
Frederic Beigbeder
Le Figaro
Le Monde
A masterpiece
Le Magazine litteraire
A masterpiece
Frederic Beigbeder
Le Figaro