Set in Geneva in the 1930s, Albert Cohen's endlessly inventive satire of middle-class manners and ambition revolves around Solal, a man of remarkable gifts and disappointed ideals. As Under-Secretary-General of the League of Nations, he has become disillusioned with a world dominated by personal and national interest. His one hope for redemption is through love, and he embarks on the seduction of the beautiful Ariane, wife of the dull-witted Adrien Deume, who works for Solal.
- ISBN13 9782070111053
- Publish Date 1 January 1986
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 15 August 2013
- Publish Country FR
- Imprint Gallimard-Jeunesse
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 1034
- Language French