num_pages: 240
description: A tale of personal prejudice and political obstinacy from the author of Schindler's List. In 1918 at Compiègne, France, a group of intractable men negotiate to forge the armistice ending World War I. The Allies press for total submission; the Germans angle for compromise. So they talk on and on, while the guns roar and men die.
language: English
title: Gossip from the Forest
titlecomplete: Gossip from the Forest
genres: Fiction, Australia, War, World War I, France, Historical Fiction, Military Fiction, 20th Century
ratings_count: 206
awards: awardedAt: 157795200000
name: Booker Prize
publisher: Hodder & Stoughton General Division