Si vous ne visualisez pas correctement ce message, cliquez ici  
 
Merci d'autoriser l'affichage des images Merci d'autoriser l'affichage des images

Newsletter 

 
  Merci d'autoriser l'affichage des images  
 
         
  Good news for Spring : LEON WERTH REDISCOVERED  

Good news for Spring : LEON WERTH REDISCOVERED

 

Dear friends,

At this time of the year, when there may be rain or shine and everything seems possible, we would like to share some outstanding news : 33 Jours by Léon Werth has just been published in the United States by Melville Press and is already raising a lot of curiosity there and elsewhere.

Should you wish to consider it, we would be happy to provide you with the French (or English text), and a full set of press reviews.

Do not hesitate to contact us if you need further information.

With all good wishes,

Maylis Vauterin
maylis.vauterin@viviane-hamy.fr
00 33 (0) 1 53 17 16 09

         
 
     
 

A LONG-LOST MEMOIR OF ESCAPING THE NAZIS
AND OCCUPIED FRANCE

 
     
 

33 Jours by Léon Werth is a 200 paged-account of the exodus of French citizens when the German army entered Paris in 1940 : 33 days of chaos when the French are on the road with all their belongings. Once their cars run out of gasoline, they continue on foot or by bike. People talk on the road, and choose sides...

Léon Werth is a direct witness and actor in this history-in-progress. His account is at once sharp, moving and funny.

 
     
     
 

WRITTEN BY THE BEST FRIEND OF SAINT-EXUPERY

 
     
 

Who is Léon Werth ?

Le petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was dedicated to Léon Werth : he was Saint-Exupéry’s closest friend.

The story of the manuscript of 33 Jours is a novel in itself : Viviane Hamy, curious about the dedicatee of Le petit Prince, contacted the writer’s son, Claude Werth, who found, two years later, the manuscript amongst doctor’s prescriptions in the office where he was established as a doctor.

 
     
     
 

PUBLISHED TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH ITS UNPUBLISHED PREFACE WRITTEN BY ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPERY

 
     
 

In the American edition of 33 Jours, Melville Press has for the very first time published the preface, “Letter to a friend”, which was written by Saint-Exupéry specifically for the American edition.

To discover more about the American part of the story, read the publisher’s weekly review :

http://publishersweekly.com/pw/by-t...

 
     
 
                       
  33 days       Saint-Exupéry as I knew him       Léon WERTH (ENG)  
                     

33 days

Léon WERTH (ENG)

coll. Littérature française
1992

     

Saint-Exupéry as I knew him

Léon WERTH (ENG)

coll. Hors collection
2010

     

Léon WERTH (ENG)