The Patriotic Traitor (Faber Drama) - Softcover

Lynn, Jonathan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571331025 ISBN 13: 9780571331024

Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2018

Synopsis

Phillipe Pétain, a tough, uncompromising soldier who rose through the ranks to save France in 1916 Battle of Verdun. Charles de Gaulle, the aristocratic, academic and equally uncompromising soldier who led France to freedom when, decades later, Pétain became a Nazi collaborator. Two giants of the twentieth century who loved each other like father and son until they found themselves on opposing sides in World War II. In 1945 de Gaulle had his oldest friend tried for treason. Their complex relationship - noble, comic and absurd - changed history. Jonathan Lynn's The Patriotic Traitor tells the extraordinary story of these great men as Pétain awaits his verdict. The Patriotic Traitor premiered at the Park Theatre, London, in February 2016.

About this title

About the Author:

Jonathan Lynn is an English stage and film director, producer, writer, and actor. He directed comedy films such as Nuns on the Run, My Cousin Vinny, and The Fighting Temptations and earlier co-created and co-wrote the TV series Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister.

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0571331025
• ISBN 13: 9780571331024
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112