Books like 1914 by Jean Echenoz
In Jean Echenoz’s historical fiction set during the outbreak of World War I, five French compatriots go to the front, including a pair of brothers. Blanche, the woman they both love, remains on the home front, struggling to decide whether and how she will be reunited with either of them when the war ends.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Jean Echenoz
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