The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
Sylvestre Bonnard, an esteemed ageing scholar of history and philology, finds himself on a trans-European adventure to track down an important manuscript. Whilst on his travels he meets the granddaughter of his lost love, a young woman named Jeanne. Impassioned to rescue her from the abusive life she is stuck in, Bonnard is forced to commit a crime of love to protect Jeanne.
France's tender exploration of the relationship between male rescuers and damsels-in-distress is interesting, and acts as a precursor to some of the more explosive films to explore this theme such as Martin Scorcese's `Taxi Driver' and Lynne Ramsay's `You Were Never Really Here'.
A profound, moving, and award-winning tale, `The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard' is a must-read for fans of France who wish to connect with the author's origins or anyone who wishes to take their first foray into his compelling body of work.
François-Anatole Thibault (1844 - 1924), better known as Anatole France, was a French journalist, poet, novelist, and Nobel laureate for literature. Spending much of his early life in his father's bookshop, France quickly rose to prominence as a respected author of over 25 works.
A French Classicist writer with a style reminiscent of Voltaire and Fénélon, France's work has a strong preoccupation with scepticism and hedonism. He is best remembered for his classic French novels `La Rôtisserie de la Reine Pédauque' (1893) and `Le Crime de Sylvestre Bonnard' (1881). France's works have had a historic legacy, and he is recognised today as one of France's most prominent authors.
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France's tender exploration of the relationship between male rescuers and damsels-in-distress is interesting, and acts as a precursor to some of the more explosive films to explore this theme such as Martin Scorcese's `Taxi Driver' and Lynne Ramsay's `You Were Never Really Here'.
A profound, moving, and award-winning tale, `The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard' is a must-read for fans of France who wish to connect with the author's origins or anyone who wishes to take their first foray into his compelling body of work.
François-Anatole Thibault (1844 - 1924), better known as Anatole France, was a French journalist, poet, novelist, and Nobel laureate for literature. Spending much of his early life in his father's bookshop, France quickly rose to prominence as a respected author of over 25 works.
A French Classicist writer with a style reminiscent of Voltaire and Fénélon, France's work has a strong preoccupation with scepticism and hedonism. He is best remembered for his classic French novels `La Rôtisserie de la Reine Pédauque' (1893) and `Le Crime de Sylvestre Bonnard' (1881). France's works have had a historic legacy, and he is recognised today as one of France's most prominent authors.
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