by Dominique Lapierre, Larry Collins · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782221004739
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«Cette nuit la liberté» is the historical récit by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins, published by Robert Laffont in paperback (555 pages, in French).
The book reconstructs the final months of the British Empire in India: from the appointment of Lord Mountbatten as last viceroy to the assassination of Gandhi. It narrates the partition of the country, religious violence and the difficult birth of independence, combining testimonies, palace scenes and the struggle of the masses. A choral fresco mixing political chronicle and human drama.
Work in the «Ce jour-là» collection from publisher Laffont. Original title: «Freedom at Midnight: How Britain Gave Away an Empire». French edition, paperback, 555 pages.
Recommended for readers interested in the history of India, the end of colonialism and the biographies of Gandhi and Mountbatten.
Dominique Lapierre was a French author.
