The Return of Martin Guerre by Jean-Claude Carrière, Daniel Vigne, Natalie Zemon Davis

176 pages first pub 1983 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced
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The clever peasant Arnaud du Tilh had almost won his case, when a man with a wooden leg swaggered into the French courtroom, denounced du Tilh, and reestablished his claim to the identity, property, and wife of Martin Guerre. This book, by the not...

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informative 86%
mysterious 43%
adventurous 24%
reflective 20%
funny 18%
challenging 7%
tense 7%
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emotional 1%
lighthearted 1%

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