by Hubert Monteilhet · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782877060066
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«La Pucelle» is the historical novel by Hubert Monteilhet, published in 1988 by Editions de Fallois in paperback (748 pages, in French).
The Venetian nephew of the future Pope Eugene IV narrates his life amid the intrigues of Venice's brothels and his later involvement in Joan of Arc's campaign. The novel follows the heroine from the battles of Chinon and Orleans to the trial at Rouen, with an ironic gaze combining historical chronicle, research and fiction.
The original publication dates from April 1, 1988; the book has 748 pages and is written in French.
For readers of historical fiction who want to approach the Hundred Years' War and the legend of Joan of Arc from a literary perspective.
Hubert Monteilhet was a French writer of crime and historical fiction. His best-known novels are The Praying Mantises and Return from the Ashes which have been adapted into TV and motion pictures. His works are characterized by their literary sophistication and mordant wit while exploring moral and philosophical issues. He was called "one of the more eclectic and diversified dabblers in crime" and "the most literary of all the French crime novelists."
