France: An Adventure History
26 May 2022Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
A SPECTATOR and PROSPECT Book of the Year
'Ceaselessly interesting, knowledgeable and evocative' Spectator
'A fresh way to write history' Alan Johnson
'A quirky, amused, erudite homage to France . . . ambitious and original' The Times
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France: An Adventure History is a profoundly original and endlessly entertaining history of France, from the first century BC to the present day, based on countless new...
Details
26 May 20221022 minutes
Tom Lawrence
9781035009305Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Robb's concise and fast-paced writing pedals along with never a dull paragraph . . . a dazzling and moving contribution to a long tradition.Sunday Times
A stunning history of France... Graham Robb deserves to be a national treasure.Spectator
A quirky chronicle of our neighbour . . . a witty, free-ranging homage to the French people.The Times
Delightful, discerning, and charmingly irreverent.Kirkus
