"Holy Week" 1961 Aragon, Louis

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ARAGON, Louis

[541] pp.

Putnam

1961

8 3/4" x 6"

Jacket design by Philip Gough

"Holy Week" (original French title … Read more ARAGON, Louis

[541] pp.

Putnam

1961

8 3/4" x 6"

Jacket design by Philip Gough

"Holy Week" (original French title La Semaine sainte) is a 1961 historical novel by the French writer Louis Aragon, translated by Haakon Chevalier. The novel is set in the first week of the Hundred Days in 1815, focusing on Louis XVIII's flight from Paris and Napoleon's return from Elba, blending historical events with fictional narratives to explore the complexities of loyalty, political choice, and the collective experience of history. See less