Gilles Lapouge (1923–2020)
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Image credit: Gilles Lapouge en première de couverture de son livre "Les pirates" (Edition Balland, 1969)
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Yleistieto
- Virallinen nimi
- Lapouge, Gilles Pierre Marie
- Syntymäaika
- 1923-11-07
- Kuolinaika
- 2020-07-31
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- France
- Maa (karttaa varten)
- France
- Syntymäpaikka
- Digne-les-Bains, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
- Kuolinpaikka
- Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France
- Kuolinsyy
- Naturelle (Vieillesse)
- Koulutus
- Autodidacte
Institut de sciences politique, Paris (Inscrit, Quelques cours, Abandon, 19 44)
Lycée de Digne-les-Bains - Ammatit
- Journalist
- Organisaatiot
- Combat, Journal (Journaliste)
Le Figaro, Journal (Journaliste)
Le Monde, Journal (Journaliste)
O Estado de São Paulo, journal brésilein (Journaliste, 19 50 | 19 53)
La Quinzaine littéraire, Magazine (Membre du comité de rédaction) - Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
- Grand prix de littérature Paul Morand de l'Académie française (2014)
Jäseniä
Kirja-arvosteluja
Palkinnot
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Tilastot
- Teokset
- 26
- Jäseniä
- 150
- Suosituimmuussija
- #138,700
- Arvio (tähdet)
- 3.5
- Kirja-arvosteluja
- 2
- ISBN:t
- 65
- Kielet
- 7
From this quote the author has written a book where 1 officer is transferred from the regiment that he has trained and served in, to the other regiment and ends up fighting against his friends.
Most of the book is centered around that officer, Otto Apfelgrun and his illicit romance with the Prince's wife, Clemence. This romance does not start until 1/3rd of the way in.
I bought this book 7 years ago after reading a recommendation that was an excellent historical fiction novel with an intriguing premise. According to the blurb, it won the Gutenberg prize.
Among the distracting elements:
Duchess Gertrud, who is blind and has servants describe the outdoors in glowing terms,i.e, the sky must be blue
Professor Schwarzbrod, who is obsessed with wandering in the countryside looking for butterflies and flowers.
Retired Austrian General Weitzau, who tries to convince everyone that the real enemy is not Napoleon, the Turks, who are tunneling underneath Vienna.
The translation was very good, although a bit on the florid side. It took me 2 weeks to read this book, because it dragged on forever.
I rate this book 2.5 stars rounded down.… (lisätietoja)