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The Crew

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By (author): Joseph Kessel

Translated by: Andre Naffis-Sahely

The crew of a French reconnaissance plane during the First World War consisted of just two men: a pilot and an observer. Two such men are Jean Herbillon and Claude Maury. Herbillon's dreams of glory as an air ace have been dashed after only a few months at the front; Maury suffers from a broken heart - his only hope is that his exploits as a pilot will win back his lost love. Together the two form one of the best crews in the air, fighting in the first aerial conflict in history - one in which a combatant can count his life expectancy in weeks. The pressure of war forges a strong bond between the two flyers, but can it survive the discovery that they are both in love with the same woman? Joseph Kessel's autobiographical novel is a staggering tale of courage, brotherhood and loss. See more
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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 120 x 165mm
  • Publication Date: 28 Apr 2016
  • Publisher: Pushkin Press
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781782271611

About Joseph Kessel

Born in Argentina in 1898 Joseph Kessel's family moved to France in 1908. He studied in Nice and Paris and flew for the French air force in World War One. Kessel published his first novel in 1922 and went on to win the Grand Prix de l'Academie Francaise for Les captifs (1926). He flew again for the Free French air force during World War Two after which he continued to write to great acclaim becoming a member of the Académie Francaise in 1962. He died in 1979. André Naffis-Sahely's translations include Abdellatif Laâbi's The Bottom of the Jar Honoré de Balzac's The Physiology of the Employee and Émile Zola's Money. His Selected Poems of Abdellatif Laâbi was recently selected for a 'Writers in Translation' award by English PEN. He reviews for The Nation and The Times Literary Supplement.

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