by Joseph Kessel · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070373734
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«Les Cavaliers» is the adventure novel by Joseph Kessel, published in paperback (590 pages, in French).
Set in Afghanistan, the novel follows Uraz, a horseman marked by honour and caught up in buzkashi, the region's violent equestrian sport. Over a long and dangerous journey, Kessel portrays tribal loyalties, ancestral traditions and figures of almost mythical dimensions.
The first edition dates from 1967; this paperback edition appeared in 1982 in the Folio collection (no. 1373).
For readers of historical fiction and classic adventure novels set in Asia.
Joseph Kessel, also known as "Jef", was a French journalist and novelist. He was a member of the Académie française and Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour.
