After the war
Le Corre, Hervé, 1955-2016
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1950s Bordeaux. Even now, the Second World War is never far from people's memories, particularly in a city where the scars of collaboration and resistance are more keenly felt than ever. But another war has already begun. A war without a name, far away across the sea, in Algeria, where young men are sent to fight in a brutal conflict.Daniel knows what awaits him. He's heard stories. Patrols, ambushes, reprisals, massacres, mutilations, all beneath a burning north African sun. He has just a month left before he leaves but, haunted by the loss of his parents and sister in the atrocities of the last war, Daniel questions why he is even going to fight in the first place.Meanwhile, past crimes are returning to haunt Albert Darlac, the godfather of Bordeaux: corrupt police chief, fascist sympathiser and one-time collaborator. Before long, a series of explosive events will set off a spiral of violence that will bring the horrific legacy of wars past and present to the streets of Bordeaux.
Main title:
After the war / Hervé Le Corre ; translated from the French by Sam Taylor.
Author:
Le Corre, Hervé, 1955-, authorTaylor, Sam, 1970-, translator
Edition:
MacLehose Press edition.
Imprint:
London, England : MacLehose Press, 2016.©2016
Collation:
511 pages ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Originally published in French: Paris, France : Editions Payot & Rivages, 2014.Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9780857053893 (paperback)0857053892 (paperback)9780857053831 (hardback)
Dewey class:
843.92
Language:
EnglishFrench
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BRN:
285297
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Fiction - Crime | LECO | Onloan - Due: 25 Sep 2024 |