num_pages: 592
description: This novel exemplifies historical fiction at its best; the author's meticulous research and polished style bring the medieval world into vibrant focus. Set during the Hundred Years War (1337-1453), the narrative creates believable human beings from the great roll of historical figures. Here are the mad Charles VI, the brilliant Louis d'Orleans, Joan of Arc, Henry V, and, most importantly, Charles d'Orleans, whose loyalty to France brought him decades of captivity in England. A natural poet and scholar, his birth and rank thrust him into the center of intrigue and strife, and through his observant eyes readers enter fully into his colorful, dangerous times. First published in the Netherlands in 1949, this book has never been out of print there and has been reprinted 15 times. Hella S. Haasse has written 17 novels as well as poetry, plays and essays, and has received many honors and awards including the Netherlands State Award for Literature. Her books have been translated into English, French, German, Swedish, Italian, Hungarian, Serbo-Croatian and Welsh.
language: English
title: In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages
titlecomplete: In a Dark Wood Wandering: A Novel of the Middle Ages
characters: Louis de Valois, Duke of Orleans, Jean the Fearless, duke of Burgundy, Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, Valentina Visconti, Isabelle de Valois, John, Duke of Berry, Charles d'Orléans, Isabeau of Bavaria, Charles VI of France
genres: Classics, France, Historical, Novels, Historical Fiction, Literature, Dutch Literature, 20th Century, Fiction, Medieval
ratings_count: 2331
places: Orléans, Paris
publisher: Academy Chicago Publishers