A Very Long Engagement
A Very Long Engagement
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Résumé
In 1917, five French soldiers were court-martialled for self-inflicted wounds and pushed, their hands bound, into "No-Man's Land". The youngest of the condemned men was the fiance of Mathilde, only daughter of a rich industrialist, who sets out to discover what really happended to him.
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A Very Long Engagement by Sebastien Japrisot
In 1917, five French soldiers were court-martialled for self-inflicted wounds and pushed, their hands bound, into "No-Man's Land". The youngest of the condemned men was the fiance of Mathilde, only daughter of a rich industrialist, who sets out to discover what really happended to him.
S-bastien Japrisot was born in Marseille, France in 1931. He had published his first novel, Les Mal Partis when he was only 17. He has translated the works of J. D. Salinger and pursued a successful career in advertising and publicity. He has been a scriptwriter and the director of two films. His first crime novel, The 10:30 from Marseille, was received with great acclaim. His reputation as a master for crime fiction has grown with the publication of The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun, A Trap for Cinderella and Rider on the Rain. His novel One Deadly Summer was made into a film starring Isabelle Adjani. A Very Long Engagement was an international bestseller and won the Prix Interalli-.
| SKU | Non disponible |
| ISBN 13 | 9781860463617 |
| ISBN 10 | 1860463614 |
| Titre | A Very Long Engagement |
| Auteur | Sebastien Japrisot |
| Série | Panther S |
| État | Non disponible |
| Type de reliure | Paperback |
| Éditeur | Vintage Publishing |
| Année de publication | 1997-10-01 |
| Nombre de pages | 320 |
| Prix | Winner of Prix Interallie 1993 |
| Note de couverture | La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier. |
| Note | Non disponible |