Week End At Zuydcoote by Robert Merle
A gritty, tightly focused account of a soldier caught in the chaos of the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation, following his struggle to survive amid sinking ships, burning beaches, and panicked troops; the narrative alternates sharp, realistic depictions of combat and crowds with quieter moments of reflection on fear, loyalty and the fragile boundaries between courage and self-preservation, offering a stark, human portrait of war’s disorienting violence and moral ambiguity.
The 13600th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1949
- Nationality
- French
- Length
- Unknown
- Pages
- Unknown
- Original Language
- French
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- Week-end à Zuydcoote
- Weekend at Zuydcoote
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