Captain Conan by Roger Vercel
Set in the closing months of World War I and its uneasy aftermath, the novel follows a charismatic, battle-hardened captain who leads a band of elite shock troops whose daring raids and brutal methods bring military success but leave them ill-equipped for peace; when the armistice arrives the men struggle with boredom, lingering violence and conflicting loyalties, and the captain’s fierce sense of honor collides with military law and the hypocrisy of those trying to restore order, exposing the moral ambiguity and human cost of modern warfare.
The 13600th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1934
- Nationality
- French
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 296
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- Capitaine Conan
- Captain Conan
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- Prix Goncourt (Prix Goncourt)