The Man on Horseback
| Author | Pierre Drieu La Rochelle |
|---|---|
| Original title | L'Homme à cheval |
| Translator | Thomas M. Hines |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Publisher | Éditions Gallimard |
Publication date | 29 March 1943 |
Published in English | 1978 |
| Pages | 243 |
The Man on Horseback (French: L'homme à cheval) is a 1943 novel by the French writer Pierre Drieu la Rochelle. It is set in Bolivia and tells the story of a dictator who tries to create an empire. The novel explores the author's ideas about political momentum and its origins. The allegorical narrative, complex plot and romantic verve make the novel stand out from Drieu's previous works, which are written in a realistic style and largely autobiographical.[1]
Publication
The first edition of The Man on Horseback was published in March 1943 and the second in July the same year.[1] An English translation by Thomas M. Hines was published in 1978.[2]
See also
References
- 1 2 Hines, Thomas M. (1978). Le rêve et l'action: une étude de L'homme à cheval de Drieu la Rochelle (in French). Columbia, South Carolina: Summa Publications. p. 6. ISBN 9780917786020.
- ↑ "The man on horseback = original title, L'Homme à cheval". WorldCat. Retrieved 2014-01-04.
External links
- Publicity page at Éditions Gallimard's website (French)
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