Original title L'Homme à cheval Country France Publication date 29 March 1943 Originally published 29 March 1943 Publisher Éditions Gallimard Published in english 1978 | Translator Thomas M. Hines Published in English 1978 Page count 243 | |
Pierre Drieu La Rochelle books Will O' the Wisp, Mesure de la France, Journal - 1939‑1945 | ||
The Man on Horseback (French: L'homme à cheval) is a 1943 novel by the French writer Pierre Drieu la Rochelle. It is set in Bolivia and tells the story of a dictator who tries to create an empire. The novel explores the author's ideas about political momentum and its origins. The allegorical narrative, complex plot and romantic verve make the novel stand out from Drieu's previous works, which are written in a realistic style and largely autobiographical.
Publication
The first edition of The Man on Horseback was published in March 1943 and the second in July the same year. An English translation by Thomas M. Hines was published in 1978.
References
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