The Man on Horseback explained

The Man on Horseback
Author:Pierre Drieu La Rochelle
Title Orig:L'Homme à cheval
Translator:Thomas M. Hines
Country:France
Language:French
Publisher:Éditions Gallimard
Pub Date:29 March 1943
English Pub Date:1978
Pages:243

The Man on Horseback is a 1943 novel by the French writer Pierre Drieu la Rochelle. It is set in Bolivia and tells the story of a dictator who tries to create an empire. The novel explores the author's ideas about political momentum and its origins. The allegorical narrative, complex plot and romantic verve make the novel stand out from Drieu's previous works, which are written in a realistic style and largely autobiographical.[1]

Publication

The first edition of The Man on Horseback was published in March 1943 and the second in July the same year. An English translation by Thomas M. Hines was published in 1978.[2]

Proposed film

In 1964 it was announced Harry Brown was writing a film version of the book to star Alain Delon and be directed by Sam Peckinpah. However no film resulted.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hines, Thomas M.. 1978. French. Le rêve et l'action: une étude de L'homme à cheval de Drieu la Rochelle. Columbia, South Carolina. Summa Publications. 6. 9780917786020.
  2. Book: The man on horseback = original title, L'Homme à cheval. WorldCat. 5222059 . 2014-01-04.
  3. News: Alain Delon bent on being true 'international' star. The Atlanta Journal. 26 April 1964. 8D.