The Return of Martin Guerre by Jean-Claude Carrière, Daniel Vigne, Natalie Zemon Davis

176 pages first pub 1983 (editions)

nonfiction history informative slow-paced

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The clever peasant Arnaud du Tilh had almost won his case, when a man with a wooden leg swaggered into the French courtroom, denounced du Tilh, and reestablished his claim to the identity, property, and wife of Martin Guerre. This book, by the not...

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informative 91%
mysterious 42%
adventurous 20%
funny 20%
reflective 20%
challenging 8%
tense 8%
inspiring 5%
sad 5%
dark 2%

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fast 23%

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