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LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2019
'I am astonished by Four Soldiers. I have never read anything like it, yet it is one of those books you feel must always have existed, a classic of writing about the human condition... A small miracle' Hilary Mantel
1919. The Russian…
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1 author picked Four Soldiers as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Not strictly speaking World War Two, this rather strange miniature masterpiece by a French author is set during the Russian Civil War and tells the story of the friendship of four very different soldiers. It is very short – it only takes about two hours to read – but its perfectly-drawn themes of life stripped bare, of comradeship, survival, and futility will stay with you for a very long time.
From Matthew's list on less-well-known books about World War 2.
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