The wife of Martin Guerre
By: Janet Lewis ; introduction by Kevin Haworth ; afterword by Larry McMurtry
Publisher: Swallow Press/Ohio University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Athens, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 116
ISBN-13: 9780804040532; 9780804011433
Subjects: Impostors and imposture; General; Fiction; FICTION
Description: In this new edition of Janet Lewis's classic short novel, The Wife of Martin Guerre, Swallow Press executive editor Kevin Haworth writes that Lewis's story is "a short novel of astonishing depth and resonance, a sharply drawn historical tale that asks contemporary questions about identity and belonging, about men and women, and about an individual's capacity to act within an inflexible system." Originally published in 1941, The Wife of Martin Guerre has earned the respect and admiration of critics and readers for over sixty years. Based on a notorious trial in six.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; Foreword; Artigues; Rieux; Toulouse; Afterword.