Young Henry of Navarre

By Heinrich Mann

Book Overview

Heinrich Mann's most acclaimed work is a spectacular epic that recounts the wars, political machinations, rival religious sects, and backstage plots that marked the birth of the French Republic. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0006ANSY4
• Release Date: January 1937
• Publisher: A. A. Knopf
• Length: 585 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Excellent

I became fascinated with this era in history after seeing the excellent movie Queen Margot again, and reading Susan Carroll's The Dark Queen and wanted something a bit more substantial. This book, found at a brooklyn stoop sale, did not disappoint... One of the best historical fiction novels I've ever read. Expansive, engaging and intelligent; the book only lacks a deep emotional layer and connection with Henry. Within the beauty of the book, you feel for his plight, you cheer for him, but ultimately Henry remains a figure from history, elusive and somewhat distant. Enigmatic, as perhaps the author intended...