by Michèle Lévy-Bram, Olivia Manning · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782221254646
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«La Fortune des armes, tome 1: Le pays de cocagne» is the novel by Olivia Manning and Michèle Lévy-Bram, in paperback (608 pages, French).
September 1939: Guy and Harriet Pringle arrive in Bucharest newly married and almost strangers. He works for the British Council; she glimpses a world of exiles, diplomats and spies. Between the war and their differences, the couple will have to find each other. Based on Olivia Manning's experiences, the novel portrays the war in the Balkans.
First part of the Balkan Trilogy saga, originally published in 1960 as «The Great Fortune».
Recommended for readers of historical fiction and war fiction set in World War II.
Olivia Mary Manning was a British novelist, poet, writer, and reviewer. Her fiction and non-fiction, frequently detailing journeys and personal odysseys, were principally set in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the Middle East. She often wrote from her personal experience, though her books also demonstrate strengths in imaginative writing. Her books are widely admired for her artistic eye and vivid descriptions of place.
