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This novel by Vicente Ibanez follows the life of a Frenchman, Marcelo Desonyers, from his travelling youth until the chaotic maelstrom that was World War I.
Published in 1916 as the horrific carnage of the First World War held much of Europe in its clutches, this novel is a family saga which begins decades earlier in 1870. Marcelo Desonyers makes the lengthy voyage to faraway Argentina, where he marries a young woman of the landowning Madariaga family.
The bulk of the novel is focused upon the lives and fate of the family once they travel back to Europe and World War I nears. They are wealthy and live in an opulent district of Paris, but are disappointed by their younger son Julio who matures to become a philanderer who shirks his responsibilities.
When the war arrives, the lives and fates of the Desonyers clan are impacted greatly, with the carnage wrought upon France detailed in all its grisly horror. Powerfully and demonstratively, Ibanez shows how war can assume the role of the titular 'Four Horsemen'; wreaking an apocalyptic fate upon those who suffer under it.
Although praised for its thrilling narrative, wherein conflict is aptly and convincingly described as encapsulating all four of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse, critics note that this book was commissioned by the French President. Thus, although Ibanez's powers as an author were used to sway the reading public, there is a measure of political bias within the novel.
Published in 1916 as the horrific carnage of the First World War held much of Europe in its clutches, this novel is a family saga which begins decades earlier in 1870. Marcelo Desonyers makes the lengthy voyage to faraway Argentina, where he marries a young woman of the landowning Madariaga family.
The bulk of the novel is focused upon the lives and fate of the family once they travel back to Europe and World War I nears. They are wealthy and live in an opulent district of Paris, but are disappointed by their younger son Julio who matures to become a philanderer who shirks his responsibilities.
When the war arrives, the lives and fates of the Desonyers clan are impacted greatly, with the carnage wrought upon France detailed in all its grisly horror. Powerfully and demonstratively, Ibanez shows how war can assume the role of the titular 'Four Horsemen'; wreaking an apocalyptic fate upon those who suffer under it.
Although praised for its thrilling narrative, wherein conflict is aptly and convincingly described as encapsulating all four of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse, critics note that this book was commissioned by the French President. Thus, although Ibanez's powers as an author were used to sway the reading public, there is a measure of political bias within the novel.
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About the Author:
Vicente Blasco Ibanez (1867-1928), Spanish novelist, born in Valencia, dealt in realistic fashion with provincial life and social revolution. Notable works are Blood and Sand, The Cabin, and The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, which earned him world fame.
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- PublisherCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1540430936
- ISBN 13 9781540430939
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages300
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