The Balkan Trilogy
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A sweeping work of historical fiction, The Balkan Trilogy chronicles the lives of Harriet and Guy Pringle, a young British couple navigating the turbulent years of World War II across Bucharest, Athens, and Cairo. Originally published as three separate novels — The Great Fortune, The Spoilt City, and Friends and Heroes — Manning presents their odyssey with extraordinary psychological depth and social acuity. The prose captures the disintegration of civilian life under the shadow of Axis advance, portraying a world of displaced diplomats, expatriates, and intellectuals clinging to normalcy as Europe falls apart. Manning illustrates the complexities of marriage and identity against the grand canvas of wartime Europe with a sharp, unsentimental eye that draws frequent comparisons to Tolstoy. This omnibus edition brings all three volumes together, cementing its reputation as one of the finest English-language sequences of the twentieth century.
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A sweeping work of historical fiction, The Balkan Trilogy chronicles the lives of Harriet and Guy Pringle, a young British couple navigating the turbulent years of World War II across Bucharest, Athens, and Cairo. Originally published as three separate novels — The Great Fortune, The Spoilt City, and Friends and Heroes — Manning presents their odyssey with extraordinary psychological depth and social acuity. The prose captures the disintegration of civilian life under the shadow of Axis advance, portraying a world of displaced diplomats, expatriates, and intellectuals clinging to normalcy as Europe falls apart. Manning illustrates the complexities of marriage and identity against the grand canvas of wartime Europe with a sharp, unsentimental eye that draws frequent comparisons to Tolstoy. This omnibus edition brings all three volumes together, cementing its reputation as one of the finest English-language sequences of the twentieth century.
