The crushing 1940 defeat of France is the subject of this novel. Marshall implies that France lost its soul and was itself more responsible for its defeat than Germany.
The "petit bourgeois" in the novel are shabby and bewildered as they assist helplessly at their nation's funeral, but they stand in brilliant contrast to the insatiable greed and craftiness of the wealthy.
The crushing 1940 defeat of France is the subject of this novel. Marshall implies that France lost its soul and was itself more responsible for its defeat than Germany.
The "petit bourgeois" in the novel are shabby and bewildered as they assist helplessly at their nation's funeral, but they stand in brilliant contrast to the insatiable greed and craftiness of the wealthy.