Wife of Martin Guerre

Name: Wife of Martin Guerre
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ISBN: 9780804003216

ISBN-10: 0804003211

ISBN-13: 9780804003216

Edition: 1967 (Reprint)

Authors: Janet Lewis, Kevin Haworth

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This compelling story of Bertrande de Rols is a rich novella with the timeless power of a fable. It was based on a famous story of a court case in mid-16th century France. Janet Lewis depicts a distant time and a traditional, rural culture based on a highly ordered patriarchal structure. When "Martin Guerre" returns from a quest after eight years, the family embraces him, and Bertrande is swept up in the relief at the apparent return to the security of the old order. But Martin has changed, and Bertrande threatens the established order with her defiant quest for the truth. Once the accusation of false identity is laid formally and the trial process begins. Many witnesses are called.…

Book details

List price: $9.95
Copyright year: 1967
Publisher: Swallow Press
Publication date: 7/1/1967
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 109
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English

Kevin Haworthrsquo;s novelThe Discontinuity of Small Thingswas winner of the Samuel Goldberg Prize for best Jewish fiction and finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. He teaches writing at Ohio University and serves as executive editor of Ohio University Press/Swallow Press. Dinty W. Moorersquo;s memoirBetween Panic & Desirewas winner of the Grub Street Nonfiction Book Prize in 2009. His other books includeThe Accidental Buddhist, Toothpick Men,andThe Emperorrsquo;s Virtual Clothes. He is a professor of nonfiction writing at Ohio University.