Gracq, Julien
The Opposing Shore
- ISBN 13:
- 9781846559297
- author:
- Gracq, Julien
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- The Harvill Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Pages:
- 296
- Dimensions:
- 21.6 x 13.5 x 2.1 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, War & Military, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
The Opposing Shore by Julien Gracq is set in the maritime state of Orsenna, which has known three hundred years of peace with its traditional enemy, Farghestan. However, tensions are rising as Aldo, a young aristocrat, becomes increasingly restless under his duties to monitor the seas and report any signs of interest from the enemy. Aldo's life is complicated by his relationship with Vanessa Aldobrandi, who goads him into taking a patrol boat across the boundary between Orsenna and Farghestan. This act sets in motion a chain of events that threatens to disrupt the fragile peace between the two powers. As the situation escalates, Aldo finds himself caught up in a volatile situation where old rivalries and new tensions are on the verge of boiling over.
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