The Great Swindle
16.60 GEL
- Author: Pierre Lemaitre
- Year of publication: 2020
- Translator: Mzia Gomelauri
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- Category: FICTION
- ISBN: 978-9941-9693-3-1
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The novel won the Goncourt Prize in 2013! The story takes place in the aftermath of the First World War and follows the fate of soldiers returning from the front. Declared heroes by their nation, these young men—either maimed or traumatized by the horrors of war—struggle to rebuild their lives. Meanwhile, those who profited from the war display an insatiable greed. The novel reveals a world of schemes, scams—both real and fabricated. It is filled with tragicomic moments, where the brutality of war and its aftermath is often counterbalanced by the author's ironic tone.