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by Eric Hazan (Author), David Fernbach (Translator)
Discover French history as you've never read it before in this bold account of the French Revolution from the perspective of the lower classes.
This blow-by-blow narrative busts pervasive myths and reveals how the French Revolution shaped the Western world.
The assault on the Bastille, the Reign of Terror, Danton mocking his executioner, Robespierre dispensing a fearful justice, and the archetypal gadfly Marat--the events and figures of the French Revolution have exercised a hold on the historical imagination for more than 200 years. It has been a template for heroic insurrection and, to more conservative minds, a cautionary tale.
Author Biography
Eric Hazan is the founder of the publisher La Fabrique and the author of several books, including Notes on the Occupation and the highly acclaimed Invention of Paris. He has lived in Paris, France, all his life.
