From the barricades of the Paris Commune to the spectacular trials and demonstrations, Louise Michel is one of the most extraordinary legends in the literature of freedom.

Louise Michel

Biographies & Memoirs

Thomas, Édith

Leaders & Notable People

Black Rose Books

Black Rose Books Ltd

From the barricades of the Paris Commune to the spectacular trials and demonstrations, Louise Michel is one of the most extraordinary legends in the literature of freedom.

Based on real events of the French Resistance during World War II, Édith Thomas's stories explore how ordinary people respond to the extraordinary conditions of political occupation. The stories, first published under the title Contes d'Auxois by an underground press in 1943, were written to oppose Vichy-Nazi propaganda and to offer encouragement to civilians who felt resigned to defeat. Whether lining up to wait for food, tuning in to a forbidden radio broadcast, adapting to living side by side with German soldiers, or preparing for an act of sabotage, the characters in these stories must make choices in highly compromised circumstances on a daily basis. As the characters confront their own suffering and that of others, their actions inspire readers to consider the nature of heroism, the idea that people can share a common humanity with their enemies, and the possibility for individuals to find solidarity in an overwhelming, isolating world.

Résistance: Contes de la Seconde Guerre mondiale en France (MLA Texts and Translations) (French Edition)

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Based on real events of the French Resistance during World War II, Édith Thomas's stories explore how ordinary people respond to the extraordinary conditions of political occupation. The stories, first published under the title Contes d'Auxois (Auxois Stories) by an underground press in 1943, were written to oppose Vichy-Nazi propaganda and to offer encouragement to civilians who felt resigned to defeat.\nWhether lining up to wait for food, tuning in to a forbidden radio broadcast, adapting to living side by side with German soldiers, or preparing for an act of sabotage, the characters in these stories must make choices in highly compromised circumstances on a daily basis. As the characters confront their own suffering and that of others, their actions inspire readers to consider the nature of heroism, the idea that people can share a common humanity with their enemies, and the possibility for individuals to find solidarity in an overwhelming, isolating world.

Resistance: Stories from World War II France (MLA Texts and Translations)

Searching for Camelot

Sunstar Pub Ltd

The Women Incendiaries tells the inspirational story of women who played a leading role in the Paris Commune, one of history’s greatest moments of social upheaval. This is the first paperback edition of this vital, remarkable book.
 Edith Thomas was a French writer whose books include a biography of Paris Commune leader Louise Michel.

The Women Incendiaries

History

Americas

Haymarket Books

Les "Pétroleuses"

Gallimard]

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