Description
Jean Teulé reconstructs each step of one of the most shameful stories in the history of nineteenth-century France in this 'engrossing book' [Kirkus Reviews].
'Terrifyingly convincing' Financial Times
A true story.
Tuesday 16 August 1870, Alain de Monéys, makes his way to the village fair. He plans to buy a heifer for a needy neighbour and find a roofer to repair the roof of the barn of a poor acquaintance.
He arrives at two o'clock. Two hours later, the crowd has gone crazy; they have lynched, tortured, burned and eaten him. How could such a horror be possible?
With frightening precision, Jean Teulé reconstructs each step of one of the most shameful stories in the history of nineteenth-century France.
Author: Jean Teule
Publisher: Gallic Books
Published: 10/14/2014
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 6.80h x 4.30w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781906040390
ISBN10: 1906040397
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical | General
- Fiction | Horror | General
- Fiction | Thrillers | Suspense
About the Author
Jean Teulé lived in the Marais with his partner, the French film actress Miou-Miou. An illustrator, filmmaker and television presenter, he was the prize-winning author of ten books including one based on the life of Verlaine. He died in 2022.
Emily Phillips studied French and Spanish at the University of Bath. She lives and works in Bristol.