Thomas the Impostor
Guillaume Thomas is desperate for thrills, glamor and adventure. At just sixteen years old he knows the value of lying. Too young to fight, he assumes a noble ancestry and extra years to become a soldier. In this guise he meets the society Princess de Bormes and her impressionable daughter...
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Guillaume Thomas is desperate for thrills, glamor and adventure. At just sixteen years old he knows the value of lying. Too young to fight, he assumes a noble ancestry and extra years to become a soldier. In this guise he meets the society Princess de Bormes and her impressionable daughter Henriette. While the princess pursues charity work with the wounded, Henriette falls in love with Guillaume. However, Guillaume, obsessed with his uniform and shiny revolver, is lost in the realms of fantasy. In the trenches he clings to his imposture, as he begins to grasp the real meaning of war.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780720612523 (0720612527)
Publish date: February 1st 2006
Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers
Pages no: 200
Edition language: English
Thomas the Impostor Thomas l'imposteur (1923) was one of the first books about the First World War which was not just reportage. But this book is certainly not just a view of the war from the trenches, not a bit of it. When Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) wrote it, he was already under the influence o...
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