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Belle du Seigneur is a 1968 novel by the Swiss writer Albert Cohen. Set in Geneva in the 1930s, the narrative revolves around a Mediterranean Jew employed by the League of Nations, and his romance with a married Swiss aristocrat.
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May 1, 1996 · From Publishers Weekly. A vast, astonishing satire of modern life, Cohen's continuously digressive comic novel, set in Geneva in the 1930s, skewers, above all else, the emptiness of middle-class existence, its worship of power and money.
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Apr 1, 1998 · 4.2 13 ratings. See all formats and editions. Book Description. Editorial Reviews. Belle du Seigneur has been called a hilarious mock-epic, an inventive satire of middle-class manners and ambition, a great comic achievement, Joycean, Proustian in its best moments.
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- Albert Cohen
Belle du Seigneur is a 1968 novel by the Swiss writer Albert Cohen. Set in Geneva in the 1930s, the narrative revolves around a Mediterranean Jew employed by the League of Nations, and his romance with a married Swiss aristocrat.
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May 1, 1996 · BELLE DU SEIGNEUR. by Albert Cohen ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 1, 1996. bookshelf. shop now. The first US publication of a celebrated 1968 work that won France's Grand Prix du Roman and earned its late author (18951981) comparison with Joyce and Proust and serious Nobel Prize consideration. This novel, in fact, concludes an ambitious trilogy whose ...
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of Belle du Seigneur by Albert Cohen. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including fantasy versus reality, social criticism and anti-Semitism.
"Belle du Seigneur" is a tragic love story set in the 1930s, revolving around a high-ranking Jewish official who works for the League of Nations and his passionate affair with a married Swiss aristocrat.
