by Jean-Claude Carrière, Daniel Vigne · Larousse Dictionnaires · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782035861603
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«Le Retour de Martin Guerre» is the historical account by Jean-Claude Carrière and Daniel Vigne, published by Larousse in paperback (159 pages, in French).
One night, Martin Guerre disappears, leaving his wife and child. Almost ten years later he returns and is welcomed by his family, but soon a rumor spreads that he is an impostor. Trials, disputes, and confrontations mark the conflict. Based on a real case from 16th-century France, the account reflects on identity.
It belongs to the Larousse collection Les Contemporains, classiques de demain and includes a pedagogical dossier.
Aimed at secondary school students and readers who want to discover French literature in its original version.
Jean-Claude Carrière was a French novelist, screenwriter and actor. He received an Academy Award for best short film for co-writing Heureux Anniversaire (1963), and was later given an Honorary Oscar in 2014. He was nominated for the Academy Award three other times for his work in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), That Obscure Object of Desire (1977), and The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988). He also won a César Award for Best Original Screenplay in The Return of Martin Guerre (1983).
