Angry, dazzling and humane, The French Art of War is the Goncourt-winning
novel about the intervals of peace and the moments of unspeakable savagery in
French wars spanning half the world and half a century. It is told through the
eyes of a young man who, in return for painting lessons, is writing the life
story of Victorien Salagnon, a veteran commander with the blood of others up
to his elbows.
Angry, dazzling and humane, The French Art of War is the Goncourt-winning
novel about the intervals of peace and the moments of unspeakable savagery in
French wars spanning half the world and half a century. It is told through the
eyes of a young man who, in return for painting lessons, is writing the life
story of Victorien Salagnon, a veteran commander with the blood of others up
to his elbows.
