For the Soul of France
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The author of acclaimed biographies of Emile Zola and Flaubert now offers an ambitious, far-reaching portrait of fin-de-siecle France.
Frederick Brown is de auteur van verschillende bejubelde boeken die zich verdiepen in de Franse geschiedenis en literatuur. Zijn werken verkennen de levens en het oeuvre van sleutelfiguren en leggen de diepere culturele en intellectuele stromingen van hun tijd bloot. Browns aanpak kenmerkt zich door een rijke vertelstijl en scherpe inzichten in de menselijke psychologie en maatschappelijke krachten.




The author of acclaimed biographies of Emile Zola and Flaubert now offers an ambitious, far-reaching portrait of fin-de-siecle France.
Reconsiders the events and the political, social, and religious movements that led to France's embrace of Fascism and anti-Semitism, exploring the tumultuous forces unleashed by the Dreyfus Affair, and examining how the clashing ideologies and the blood-soaked political scandals and artistic movements following the horror of World War I resulted in the country's era of militant authoritarianism; and how rioting, violent racism, and nationalistic fervor overtook France's sense of reason, sealed its fate, and led to the rise of the Vichy government.