- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; New edition edition (6 Sep 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0002710285
- ISBN-13: 978-0002710282
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,746,891 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Two men, a Swedish officer who has deserted from Charles XII's army, and a common brigand, meet in a barn one winter's day in the year 1701. Both are being hunted to death, and in order to escape their pursuers they exchange identities. By the author of "By Night Under the Stone Bridge".
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
leo perutz is one of the somewhat neglected writers of the first half of the 20th century: forced into exile his books were band and forgotten. although he recently has been rediscovered a bit he still hasn't got the attention he deserves. perutz is a masterly narrator who artfully misleads the reader; most of his books can be read on several levels: as literary puzzles as well as entertainign stories. a highly recomended read!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
A gripping historical mystery AND a wrenching emotional tale
2 Nov 1999
Format:Hardcover
A brave soldier and a callous, sheltered rich boy become friends on the battlefield -- they exchange identities, so the rich boy's wonderful loving fiancee ends up marrying the soldier and the rich boy goes to war as he dreamed to. But the consequences of this tradeoff are so much richer, sadder and more beautiful than either man imagined possible. The story is seen through many eyes, not least through the eyes of the granddaughter of the Swedish cavalier.
This novel is one of the sparest, most honest, adventurous and passionate works of art I have ever encountered. It is a crime that this work is out of print!
No literary novel is more moving and beautiful; no mystery novel is more exciting. Is there any way to petition the publishing powers that be to put out a new edition of this wonderful writer?
Oh, never mind --
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
four and 1/2 stars, actually.
16 July 2007
Format:Hardcover
first published in austria in 1936, this is a fantastically readable adult fairy-tale/parable. an adventure story of stolen identity, of gained and lost fortune, of mankinds best and worst aspects. if you took the skull of ivan turgenev and smashed it into the head of gabriel garcia marquez, this is the sort of novel that would fly out of the impact (then you would be arrested, and rightly so). judging from this novel, i would say that those who put the label of master storyteller onto leo perutz's name did an accurate job of labelling. i very much look forward to reading more of this neglected authors work.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
beautiful book
27 Feb 2008
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a gem - second book of his i read - I loved being with the characters and the wonderful tale and characters - he is a great writer
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