<p>It is 1936, and Albert B. is one of the first French citizens to join the Fascist party. During the war, he becomes a collaborator. It's only a matter of time before he dons a German uniform himself. Taking place in the limbo between the moment of Albert's initial "fall" and his inevitable capture, following the Allied invasion of Mainau, "The Laurels of Lake Constance" is the story not only of Albert himself, but of his daughter, who must endure the paradox of loving a man whose beliefs and allegiances are nothing short of catastrophic.</p>
<p>Beautifully translated by novelist Harry Mathews, "The Laurels of Lake Constance" is a profoundly moving story about both war and childhood, and their intersection in one household, conjured in all its details, be they beautiful or shameful: a resigned mother playing music, a father absent, an era frozen in a tragic fresco where novelistic detail mixes with history.</p>

The Laurels of Lake Constance

Literature & Fiction

Chaix, Marie

Literary

Dalkey Archive Press

Les lauriers du lac de Constance

SEUIL

Le Fils de Marthe

Genre Fiction

CALMANN-LEVY

I remember (Je me souviens)

Brainard, Joe

Actes-sud

Barbara (French Edition)

Biographies & Memoirs

LIBRETTO

L'Eté du sureau

POINTS

Les Lauriers du lac de Constance: Chronique d'une collaboration

Contemporary

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