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Belle du Seigneur
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Author:
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Cohen, Albert
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Set In . . .
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Europe, Switzerland, Geneva
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Genre:
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Historical Novel
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Time Frame:
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1930s
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Published:
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1968
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Description:
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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.
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