A Very Long Engagement is a novel written by the French author Sybastien Japrisot and translated to numerous languages, including English. The novel, written during and after World War I, follows a young French woman as she searches for the truth of the fate of her fiancy, who was reported to be killed in action. The novel was adapted into a French film in 2005.
It is a snowy day in early January of 1917 in the middle of World War I. Five men are being led through a trench to their deaths. The first man, named Bastoche, is from Paris and used to be a carpenter before he joined the army. His nickname is Eskimo, but he is known by the number the army has given him: 2124. Bastoche was now in the.....
This is a free excerpt of 135 words. This section contains 856 words. This
study guide contains 20,134 words (approx. 67 pages at 300
words per page).
Read the rest of this Literature Guide with our A Very Long Engagement Access Pass.
