{"product_id":"the-young-european-geneva-or-moscow-paperback","title":"The Young European: Geneva or Moscow - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePierre Drieu La Rochelle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in France consecutively in 1927 and 1928, \u003cem\u003eThe Young European\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGeneva or Moscow \u003c\/em\u003etogether represent Pierre Drieu La Rochelle's attempt to wrestle with what it means to be European on a continent seemingly hell-bent on tearing itself apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn to a middle-class family in Normandy, Drieu lived a short but eventful life traveling throughout the European continent. A few years after dropping out of school, he fought in the Great War for his native France. Having been wounded himself three times, Drieu witnessed firsthand what he saw as the self-destruction of Europe, which would inform much of his thoughts during the interwar period. Drieu would later go on to collaborate with the Germans in WW2, participating in the formation of Vichy France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Young European\u003c\/em\u003e, loosely based on Drieu's own experiences, tracks an adventurous, womanizing young man from a first-person perspective in the form of a poetic novel. The author's stand-in struggles with his desire to connect with a pan-European identity with the still sharp memory of the first world war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGeneva or Moscow\u003c\/em\u003e systematically addresses the many forces that he sees reaping so much destruction around him, including the domination of the machine as well as the evils of capitalism. Drieu tackles the concepts illustrated in the first work at a philosophical level by juxtaposing Soviet communism, aggressively ascendant and spreading fast from its stronghold in Moscow, with the possibility of building a new Europe centered in Geneva.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntelope Hill Publishing is proud to present Pierre Drieu La Rochelle's\u003cem\u003e The Young European \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eGeneva or Moscow\u003c\/em\u003e for the first time in English. These two unique and intertwined works from one of the most fascinating periods of European history present a first-hand view of the cultural and political environment of interwar Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 294\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52548078764339,"sku":"9781953730732","price":46.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/YUZSQm5UUFFmZmxoSTNPd25SeWlXQT09.webp?v=1761026317","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-young-european-geneva-or-moscow-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}