Le roman de l'Orient-Express

Synopsis of Le roman de l'Orient-Express

«Le roman de l'Orient-Express» is the historical essay by Vladimir Fédorovski, published by Editions du Rocher in paperback (201 pages, in French).

Vladimir Fédorovski reconstructs the history of the Orient-Express as an emblem of twentieth-century Europe: a stage for political intrigues, romances and espionage. The narrative draws on figures such as Mata Hari, Lawrence of Arabia, Marlene Dietrich and Raoul Wallenberg, and spans from the First World War to the Second World War.

The work belongs to the collection «Le roman des lieux magiques», was published in 2006 and is the nineteenth book by Vladimir Fédorovski.

For readers of European history, travel chronicles and espionage stories set in the twentieth century.