THE EAGLE AND HIS EGG
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Characteristics
| Book cover finish | Canvas finish, Hardcover ( rounded spine binding ) |
| Special features | First edition, Dedicated copy, Slightly damaged dust jacket |
| Condition | Old, like new |
| Number of pages | 243 |
| Published date | 1967 |
| Languages | English |
| Size | 15 x 23 x 3 cm |
| Author | Mark Rascovich |
| Editor | Martin Secker & Warburg Limited |
Description
France between the two wars is the scene of the six episodes in this high - spirited and original book, a France magically transmuted by the author's skill and the nature of his material into a land of romance where almost anything can happen, a country somewhat akin to the Spain through which Don Quixote pursued his amazing adventures. The author's father belonged to a small group of World War I veterans, airmen all, known as Les Canards Crevés, or the Ruptured Ducks.
( ... ) To this group Father, an American, belonged. He is the eagle, his son the egg. Father loved France, settled in France, bought an historic château and brought up his son there, and fired his son's imagination with his reckless abandon, generosity of spirit, unconventionality, and coolness in the face of danger. Father bewitched Son, in this book Son describes some of the forms of his bewitchment. ( ... )
