Foundling's war
By: by Michel Déon ; translated from the French by Julian Evans
Contributors: Evans, Julian, translator
Publisher: Gallic Books
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9781908313713
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Fiction; History
Work titles: Vingt ans du jeun homme vert
Description: In the aftermath of French defeat in July 1940, twenty-year-old Jean Arnaud and his ally, the charming conman Palfy, are hiding out at a brothel in Clermont-Ferrand, having narrowly escaped a firing squad. At a military parade, Jean falls for a beautiful stranger, Claude, who will help him forget his adolescent heartbreak but bring far more serious troubles of her own. Having safely reached occupied Paris, the friends mingle with art smugglers and forgers, social climbers, showbiz starlets, bluffers, swindlers, and profiteers, French and German, as Jean learns to make his way in a world of murky allegiances.
Notes: "First published in France as Les vingt ans du jeun homme vert by Éditions Gallimard, 1977"--T.p. verso.

Sequel to: The foundling boy.

Includes bibliographical references.