A Very Long Engagement

ISBN-13: 9780312424589 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 336 str.

Sebastien Japrisot; Linda Coverdale

Opis

Set during and after the First World War, A Very Long Engagement tells the story of a young woman's search for her fiance, whom she believes might still be alive despite having officially been reported as "killed in the line of duty." Unable to walk since childhood, fearless Mathilde Donnay is undeterred in her quest as she scours the country for information about five wounded French soldiers who were brutally abandoned by their own troops. A Very Long Engagement is a mystery, a love story, and an extraordinary portrait of life in France before and after the War.

O autorze

Sébastien Japrisot wurde unter dem Namen Jean Baptiste Rossi am 4. Juli 1931 in Marseille als Sohn italienischer Immigranten geboren. Seine erste Novelle veröffentlichte er bereits im Alter von 17 Jahren. Er erhielt dafür 1966 den Prix de l'Unanimité.