France: An Adventure History

Robb''s concise and fast-paced writing pedals along with never a dull paragraph . . . a dazzling and moving contribution to a long tradition.>

Info autore

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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Graham Robb
• Editore: Picador Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Raccomandazione d'eta': 18 anni
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.03.2023
• EAN: 9781529007657
• ISBN: 978-1-5290-0765-7
• Pagine: 529
• Dimensioni: 129 mm x 197 mm x 35 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica; 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