by Laurent Gaudé · Actes Sud Editions · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782330012601
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«Pour seul cortège» is the historical novel by Laurent Gaudé, published by Actes Sud Editions in paperback (185 pages, in French).
In Babylon, a banquet is interrupted when Alexander the Great collapses, struck down by fever. His generals contain the panic and negotiate the division of the empire, while a messenger arrives from India and a young woman of royal blood is summoned from her retreat. A historical novel with an epic tone about loyalty, ambition, and mourning.
Published in 2012, with the subtitle «roman» on the cover and original text in French.
For readers of historical fiction and contemporary French literature who appreciate an epic and lyrical tone.
Laurent Gaudé is a French writer.
