The Last Duel: Now a major film starring Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Jodie Comer
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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNow a major motion picture directed by Ridley Scott starring Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Jodie Comer.In 1386, a few days after Christmas, a massive crowd gathered at a Paris monastery to watch two men fight a duel to the death. A trial by combat to prove which man’s cause was right in God’s sight.The dramatic story of the knight, the squire and the lady unfolds during the tumultuous fourteenth century. A time of war, plague and anarchy, as well as of honour, chivalry, and courtly love.The notorious quarrel appears in many histories of France, but no writer has recounted it in full, until now._______________________________________________________________’Succeeds brilliantly in combining page-turning intensity with eye-opening insights’ Sunday Times’Suspenseful and well written’ Spectator
Additional information
Weight | 0.223 kg |
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Dimensions | 1.9 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm |
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Format | Paperback |
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Pages | 256 |
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Year Published | 2020-11-19 |
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Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
ISBN 10 | 1787467562 |
About The Author | An award-winning professor of English at UCLA, Eric Jager holds a Ph. D. from the University of Michigan and has also taught at Columbia University. He is the author of two previous books, including The Book of the Heart (a study of heart imagery in medieval literature). |
Review Quote | a genuinely suspenseful and well written piece of narrative. |
Other text | 'succeeds brilliantly in combining page-turning intensity with eye-opening insights.' |