TROLLOPE, ANTHONY - THE BARCHSTER TOWERS - POCKET EDITION

THE BARCHESTER TOWERS / Anthony Trollope; translated from English by Christian Bérubé; REVISED TRANSLATION, with a preface and annotations by Alain Jumeau, emeritus professor at the University of Paris-Sorbonne. – Gallimard; 2017. – 785 p.: map of Barsetshire / after Trollope (p. 28); 17.7 x 10.8 x 3 cm. – (Folio classique; no 6340) – Soft cover – Good condition (cover: two creases in upper right corner (one 7.5 cm long) + lower right corner slightly curved upward; upper right corner of endpaper folded twice; lower right corner of pages 101 to 106 slightly bent) – Originally published in 1857, THE NOVEL REFLECTS THE RELIGIOUS CONTEXT OF ITS TIME, dominated by major controversies within the Church of England, caught between tradition and reformism. Rejecting dogmatism and militancy, Trollope focuses on the comedy of power: he shows how the pursuit and preservation of power lead to fierce, yet above all comic, struggles. – OFFERS A RICH SATIRICAL NOVEL, filled with colorful characters, witty dialogue, and a decidedly modern narrative style in which the author inserts himself and directly addresses the reader – (New price: $21.25 - $22.30 including tax at Renaud-Bray – Available on order).