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A Soldier of the Great War
By Mark Helprin
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Alessandro Giuliani, the young son of a prosperous Roman lawyer, enjoys an idyllic life full of privilege: he races horses across the country to the sea, he climbs mountains in the Alps, and, while a student of painting at the ancient university in Bologna, he falls in love.
Then, the Great War intervenes.
Half a century later, in August of 1964, Alessandro, a white-haired professor, tall and proud, meets an illiterate young factory worker on the road. As they walk toward Monte Prato, a village seventy kilometers away, the old mana soldier and a hero who became a prisoner and then a deserter, wandering in the hell that claimed Europetells him how he tragically lost one family and gained another. The boy, envying the richness and drama of Alessandro's experiences, realizes that this magnificent tale is not merely a story: it's a recapitulation of his life, his reckoning with mortality, and above all, a love song for his family.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
880
Release Date:
2005-06-01
Publication Date:
2005-06-01
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0156031132
ISBN13:
9780156031134
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
731 g
Height:
136 cm
Width:
204 cm
Thickness:
43 cm
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Very good
Almost no signs of wear. Book pages have no markings, accessories are intact and all other media are in good condition.
€12,49