Sammy

Sammy

Maurice Dekobra

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Editorial:
Nabu Press
Año de edición:
2012
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Biografía e historias reales
ISBN:
9781276637756
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'Sammy, Volontaire Américain...' plonge le lecteur dans l’effervescence des années 1920 à Paris, à travers le regard d’un jeune Américain engagé volontaire pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. Maurice Dekobra dépeint avec vivacité et un brin de satire les mœurs de la société française de l’entre-deux-guerres, explorant les thèmes de l’identité, de l’expatriation et du choc culturel. Le roman suit le parcours de Sammy, confronté aux réalités complexes d’un pays en reconstruction et aux contradictions d’une époque en pleine mutation. Un témoignage littéraire captivant, qui offre une perspective unique sur une période charnière de l’histoire et sur les relations franco-américaines. Sammy est une œuvre à redécouvrir pour son regard pertinent et son style alerte.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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