Belle Du Seigneur (Penguin Twentieth Century Classics S.) - Softcover

Cohen, Albert; Coward, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140188711 ISBN 13: 9780140188714

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1997

Synopsis

Set in Geneva in the 1930s, Albert Cohen's endlessly inventive satire of middle-class manners and ambition revolves around Solal, a man of remarkable gifts and disappointed ideals. As Under-Secretary-General of the League of Nations, he has become disillusioned with a world dominated by personal and national interest. His one hope for redemption is through love, and he embarks on the seduction of the beautiful Ariane, wife of the dull-witted Adrien Deume, who works for Solal.

About this title

About the Author:

ALBERT COHEN was born in Greece in 1895. His novel-cycle began with Solal (1930) and Mangeclous (1938), and ended with Belle du Seigneur (1968) and Les Valeureux (1969). He died in 1981. DAVID COWARD is Emeritus Professor of French at the University of Leeds, England. He has written widely on the literature of France since 1700, and is a regular contributor to The Times Literary Supplement. He won a Scott-Moncrieff prize for his edition of Belle du Seigneur.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0140188711
• ISBN 13: 9780140188714
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 992