Pierre LemaitreCrime · Literary Fiction·b. 1951
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Synopsis
In the aftermath of World War I, two soldiers, Albert and Edouard, are forever changed by a brutal act of betrayal on the battlefield. Edouard, an artist, is left disfigured and fakes his own death, while Albert becomes his devoted caregiver.
Disillusioned by a society that offers only empty platitudes to its veterans, they concoct an elaborate scam involving war memorials. Meanwhile, the ambitious lieutenant responsible for their suffering, Henry D'Aulnay-Pradelle, embarks on his own scheme, intertwining their fates in a story of human resilience, deceit, and the enduring scars of war.
How it reads
Prose complexity 7/10
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