Roux the Bandit - Couverture souple

Chamson, André

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1612004172 ISBN 13 : 9781612004174

Editeur : Casemate Publishers, 2016

Synopsis

The Casemate Classic War Fiction Series publishers new editions of forgotten classics that perfectly capture their era.

Set deep in the mountains of southern France, this charming short novel tells the story of a man from the Cèvennes Mountains called Roux, who refuses to join the army at the outbreak of war in 1914. Instead, he flees and hides in the hills, only returning occasionally to the farm where he left his mother and sisters. The people of the valley condemn his desertion and they hope the police will find his hideout. But as the months and the years go by, and the horrors of the trenches become known, the local people start to understand Roux's actions. Roux begins to appear in the village more often, helping out and explaining that his decision was taken out of respect for the Bible. His arrest at the end of the War is therefore met with sadness and regret. Chamson explores questions of perception, morality and conscience with a lightness of touch coupled with an atmospheric picture of life in a WWI era rural community.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

André Chamson (1900-1983) was an archivist, museum curator, novelist and essayist. He was the founder-director of the journal Vendredi. After the Second World War he was a curator at the Musée du Petit Palais, and (from 1959 to 1971) director of the Archives de France. He was President of PEN International, the worldwide association of writers, from 1956 to 1959. He was elected to the Académie française in 1956. He set most of his stories in the Cèvennes, where he was born.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Casemate Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1612004172
• ISBN 13: 9781612004174
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 112
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible