{"product_id":"the-wife-of-martin-guerre-paperback","title":"The Wife of Martin Guerre - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJanet Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this new edition of Janet Lewis's classic short novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Wife of Martin Guerre\u003c\/i\u003e, Swallow Press executive editor Kevin Haworth writes that Lewis's story is \"a short novel of astonishing depth and resonance, a sharply drawn historical tale that asks contemporary questions about identity and belonging, about men and women, and about an individual's capacity to act within an inflexible system.\" Originally published in 1941, \u003ci\u003eThe Wife of Martin Guerre\u003c\/i\u003e has earned the respect and admiration of critics and readers for over sixty years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on a notorious trial in sixteenth-century France, this story of Bertrande de Rols is the first of three novels making up Lewis's \u003ci\u003eCases of Circumstantial Evidence\u003c\/i\u003e suite (the other two are \u003ci\u003eThe Trial of Sören Qvist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost of Monsieur Scarron\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSwallow Press is delighted and honored to offer readers beautiful new editions of all three \u003ci\u003eCases of Circumstantial Evidence\u003c\/i\u003e novels, each featuring a new introduction by Kevin Haworth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanet Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e was a novelist, poet, and short-story writer whose literary career spanned almost the entire twentieth century. The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e has praised her novels as \"some of the 20th century's most vividly imagined and finely wrought literature.\" Born and educated in Chicago, she lived in California for most of her adult life and taught at both Stanford University and the University of California at Berkeley. Her works include \u003ci\u003eThe Wife of Martin Guerre\u003c\/i\u003e (1941), \u003ci\u003eThe Trial of Sören Qvist\u003c\/i\u003e (1947), \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost of Monsieur Scarron\u003c\/i\u003e (1959), \u003ci\u003eGood-Bye, Son and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e (1946), and \u003ci\u003ePoems Old and New\u003c\/i\u003e (1982).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.29 x 7.98 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54726774587683,"sku":"9780804011433","price":20.77,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/4836\/2275\/files\/OC93dyt2aERnMWRkZm9DeHBIMEs4UT09.webp?v=1770779937","url":"https:\/\/chaptersafterdarkbookstore.com\/products\/the-wife-of-martin-guerre-paperback","provider":"Chapters After Dark Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}