SARTRE, Jean-Paul - The Reprieve - (Paperback)

Book still in a good condition but not quite as nice as the one shown here - This novel is the second book of Sartre's "Roads to Freedom" trilogy: "The Age of Reason"; "The Reprieve", and "Troubled Sleep". The trilogy is over-simply described as an historical fiction occurring among the events leading to, and including, France's experience of World War II.   >>>   Wow. Sartre has done a masterful job of capturing the looming sense of dread felt by his various characters as they try to go about their lives in as normal a way as possible in the days preceding the start of World War II. Some remarkable stuff in here, from the story of the fellow terrified of suffering disability and disfigurement on the battlefield, to the Jew who does not identify with the suffering of the German Jews because he sees himself as more French than Jewish. At times, this is a hard read, as the stories intertwine so tightly that Sartre sometimes will be telling the story from the point of view in one location and then flip to the POV of a different character in a completely different location mid-paragraph. That said, it did not dissuade me from pushing forward with this powerful work. Over all, a great novel that deserves a renaissance.   (Vanessa on Goodreads)   

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