France: An Adventure History

An authoritative history of the French nation that can be read for novelistic pleasure, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Discovery of France and Parisians.

About the author

Graham Robb was born in Manchester in 1958 and is a former fellow of Exeter College, Oxford. He has published widely on French literature and history. His book The Discovery of France won both the Duff Cooper and Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prizes. For Parisians the City of Paris awarded him the Grande Médaille de la Ville de Paris. He lives on the English-Scottish border.

Summary

An authoritative history of the French nation that can be read for novelistic pleasure, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Discovery of France and Parisians.

Product details

• Authors: Graham Robb
• Publisher: Picador Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.03.2022
• EAN: 9781529007626
• ISBN: 978-1-5290-0762-6
• No. of pages: 544
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 242 mm x 57 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; France, 20th Century, HISTORY / Revolutionary, Expeditions, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, TRAVEL / Europe / France, Travel writing, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Social and cultural history, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, c 1789 to c 1799 (French Revolutionary period), Demonstrations & protest movements, C 1700 To C 1800, French Revolution