Le Carnaval Rouge by Edgar Rodrigues is a provocative historical memoir that recounts the Paris Commune of 1871 through vivid, often sardonic scenes. The author chronicles the weeks when Paris fell under the sway of a provisional government, the Committee central, the Commune, and the subsequent siege by Versailles. Drawing on personal observations, he paints a panorama of barricades, prisons, coffee houses, and ministries transformed into theaters of power, paranoia, and caricature. The book surveys figures such as Delescluze, Rossel, Bergeret, Cluseret, Vermorel, Dombrowski, Rigault, and Thiers, presenting their motives and missteps with sharp irony. Chapters trace the ascent and collapse of revolutionary authority, the handling of press, finances, and public order, and the brutal episodes that filled the final days with horror. With a blend of reportage and polemic, Le Carnaval Rouge offers a damning portrait of political extremism and a grim meditation on the price of insurrection.
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