| Author: | John Julius Norwich | ISBN: | 9780802146700 |
| Publisher: | Grove Atlantic | Publication: | October 2, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Atlantic Monthly Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | John Julius Norwich |
| ISBN: | 9780802146700 |
| Publisher: | Grove Atlantic |
| Publication: | October 2, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Atlantic Monthly Press |
| Language: | English |
Norwich has published dozens of books, but A History of France is the book he says he’s always wanted to write, and the one he most enjoyed writing: a single-volume historical narrative in the vein of his classic books A History of Venice, and A Short History of Byzantium, both of which continue to net robust sales numbers
This is the first single-volume trade history of the country, spanning two centuries: from the first century BC to WWII; other histories of France (such as The Discovery of France by Graham Robb, and Seven Ages of Paris by Alistair Horne) only focus on a limited historical period or geographic region
A narrative history of France by a historian of Norwich’s caliber is sure to receive outstanding media attention
Norwich’s first book with Grove Atlantic—Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe—was lauded for its “humming literary verve” in the New York Times Book Review, and by Tracy Borman in BBC History Magazine as “a genuinely inspired idea for a book, and Norwich executes it with typical aplomb”
Much like Grove’s successful backlist titles India: A History by John Keay, and Scotland: The Story of a Nation by Magnus Magnusson, A History of France is a comprehensive yet concise portrait of the country’s historical sweep
Norwich has published dozens of books, but A History of France is the book he says he’s always wanted to write, and the one he most enjoyed writing: a single-volume historical narrative in the vein of his classic books A History of Venice, and A Short History of Byzantium, both of which continue to net robust sales numbers
This is the first single-volume trade history of the country, spanning two centuries: from the first century BC to WWII; other histories of France (such as The Discovery of France by Graham Robb, and Seven Ages of Paris by Alistair Horne) only focus on a limited historical period or geographic region
A narrative history of France by a historian of Norwich’s caliber is sure to receive outstanding media attention
Norwich’s first book with Grove Atlantic—Four Princes: Henry VIII, Francis I, Charles V, Suleiman the Magnificent and the Obsessions that Forged Modern Europe—was lauded for its “humming literary verve” in the New York Times Book Review, and by Tracy Borman in BBC History Magazine as “a genuinely inspired idea for a book, and Norwich executes it with typical aplomb”
Much like Grove’s successful backlist titles India: A History by John Keay, and Scotland: The Story of a Nation by Magnus Magnusson, A History of France is a comprehensive yet concise portrait of the country’s historical sweep
