by Romain Slocombe · POINTS · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782757883594
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«Monsieur le Commandant» is the historical novel by Romain Slocombe, published by POINTS in paperback (256 pages, in French).
Epistolary tale set in occupied France: Paul-Jean Husson, intellectual, academic and hero of the First World War, writes a heartbreaking letter to a German officer. An admirer of the Pétain regime, his life falls apart when he falls in love with his daughter-in-law Ilse, of Jewish origin, dragging him into betrayal and ignominy. The novel portrays French collaboration and antisemitism.
The edition, in the Signatures collection, includes a preface by Jérôme Leroy.
Recommended for readers interested in historical fiction and the Second World War.
French writer, director, photographer
