Bibliograph

The fortunes of war, the Balkan trilogy, Olivia Manning ; introduction by Rachel Cusk

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The fortunes of war, the Balkan trilogy, Olivia Manning ; introduction by Rachel Cusk

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The fortunes of war

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

823176746

Responsibility statement

Olivia Manning ; introduction by Rachel Cusk

Series statement

New York Review Books classics

Sub title

the Balkan trilogy

Summary

The Balkan Trilogy is the story of a marriage and of a war in which Olivia Manning brings the uncertainty and adventure of civilian existence under political and military siege to vibrant life. Newlyweds Guy and Harriet Pringle, arrive in Bucharest--the so-called Paris of the East--in the fall of 1939, just weeks after the German invasion of Poland. Guy, an Englishman teaching at the university, is as wantonly gregarious as his wife is introverted, and Harriet is shocked to discover that she must share her adored husband with a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. Other surprises follow: Romania joins the Axis, and before long German soldiers overrun the capital. The Pringles flee south to Greece, part of a group of refugees made up of White Russians, journalists, con artists, and dignitaries. In Athens, however, the couple will face a new challenge of their own, as great in its way as the still-expanding theater of war

Table Of Contents

The great fortune -- The spoilt city -- Friends and heroes

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