La caída de los cuerpos

by Druon, Maurice; Albajar, Amparo

• ISBN13: 9788492663200
• ISBN10: 8492663200
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-10-01
• Publisher: Libros del Asteroide

Summary

Capturing the French society of the Third Republic this story follows the fall of the old guard of the clans of Schoudler and Monnerie. The collapse of banker Noel Schoudler portrays the fall of the amassed fortunes during the nineteenth century and the greed of speculators who succumb to the global financial crisis of 1929. Urbain de la Monnerie blind octogenarian and inhabitant of the Mauglaives castle, embodies the decline of an old aristocracy that is about to disappear. By contrast nothing seems to stop the rise of upstart Simon Lachaume a politically cold cerebral self made man. This novel provides an accurate portrayal of public and private French society between wars. Capturando la sociedad francesa de la Tercera Republica esta historia sigue la caida de la vieja guardia de los clanes de Schoudler y Monnerie. El colapso de la banca Noel Schoudler retrata la caida de las fortunas amasadas durante el siglo XIX y la codicia de los especuladores que sucumben a la crisis financiera mundial de 1929. Urbain de la Monnerie octogenario ciego y habitante del castillo Mauglaives, encarna la decadencia de la aristocracia que esta a punto de desaparecer. Por el contrario nada parece detener el ascenso de un advenedizo Lachaume Simon un politicamente frio cerebral hombre hecho a si mismo. Esta novela ofrece un retrato fiel de la sociedad francesa publicos y privados entre las guerras.

Author Biography

Maurice Druon was a french novelist and the nephew of the writer Joseph Kessell, with whom he translated the Chant des Partisans. He is the author of The Poisoned Queen, The Iron King and The Strangled Queen. Ampara Albajar is a translator.