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- Paperback / softback | 416 pages
- 12.9 × 19.8 cm | 0
- 05 July 2018
- Pushkin Press
- United Kingdom
- English
€13.99
Swords, sex and the sixteenth century. – The first title in an epic series of swashbuckling adventures: Fortunes of France. Now in a new cover edition.
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ISBN: 9781782275077
Book Format: Paperback / softback
Pages: 416
Dimensions: 12.9 × 19.8 cm
Robert Merle (1908-2004) was born in French Algeria, before moving to mainland France in 1918. Originally an English teacher, Merle served as an interpreter with British Expeditionary Force during the Second World War, and was captured by the German army at Dunkirk, the experience of which served as the basis for his Goncourt-prize-winning Weekend at Zuydcoote. He published the 13 volumes of his h ugely popular Fortunes of France series over four decades, from 1977 to 2003, the final volume appearing just a year before his death in 2004.
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