by Bernard Chambaz · SEUIL · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782020260190
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«L'orgue de barbarie» is the novel by Bernard Chambaz, published by Seuil in paperback (288 pages, in French).
Set in Algeria in the last days of the War of Independence, the novel follows a platoon of the 5th squadron of the 27th dragoon regiment that falls into an ambush a few hours before the ceasefire. Amid bursts of fire, the protagonist recalls his life and memory stretches long: the moment of truth confronts him with his fate.
The novel, originally published in 1995, is part of the Cadre rouge collection from Éditions du Seuil.
This novel is aimed at readers of French literary fiction and those interested in the Algerian War.
Bernard Chambaz is a French writer, historian and poet, winner of several French literary prizes.
