{"product_id":"9781908313508","title":"Monsieur Le Commandant","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Probably one of the most significant novels of this year.\"—\u003ci\u003eL'Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As soon as you open \u003ci\u003eMonsieur Le Commandant\u003c\/i\u003e you will not be able to put it down, such is Slocombe's affinity for his subject matter. . . . His virtuosity and manner of storytelling reveal true talent. . . . Go out and buy a copy of \u003ci\u003eMonsieur Le Commandant\u003c\/i\u003e as soon as you can. Read it; you'll be glad you did.\"—\u003ci\u003eLe Point\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The novel is, in a unique way, a powerful piece of Resistance literature.\"—\u003ci\u003eLa Vie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrench Academician and Nazi sympathizer Paul-Jean Husson writes a letter to his local SS officer in the autumn of 1942.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTormented by an illicit passion for Ilse, his German daughter-in-law, Husson has made a decision that will devastate several lives, including his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe letter is intended to explain his actions. It is a dramatic, sometimes harrowing story that begins in the years leading up to the war, when following the accidental drowning of his daughter, Husson's previously gilded life begins to unravel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd through Husson's confession, Romain Slocombe gives the reader a startling picture of a man's journey: from pillar of the French Establishment and World War One hero to outspoken supporter of Nazi ideology and the Vichy government.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRomain Slocombe\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, director, translator, illustrator, cartoonist, and photographer. He was born in Paris in 1953.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gallic Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040030638320,"sku":"9781908313508","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781908313508_p0.jpg?v=1763621029","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781908313508","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}