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The Four Horsemen of the Apocolypse (Paperback)
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocolypse (Paperback)
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1916) is a novel by Vicente
Blasco Ibanez. Published at the height of his career as a popular
Spanish author, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse was adapted
into a 1921 silent film starring Rudolph Valentino and later into a
1962 feature directed by Vincente Minelli. In 1919, the novel
became a bestseller in the United States. "'And when the sun arises
in a few hours, the world will see coursing through its fields the
four horsemen, enemies of mankind. . . . Already their wild steeds
are pawing the ground with impatience; already the ill-omened
riders have come together and are exchanging the last words before
leaping into the saddle.'" At the outbreak of the First World War,
two families-and countless more-are torn apart by hatred and
conflict that threatens to bring an end to humanity itself. Julio
Desnoyers, a young man of mixed Argentine and French descent,
leaves a life of luxury behind in search of glory and romance.
Convinced that only sacrifice will win him the hand of his lover
Marguerite, he enlists as a soldier in the French army. Meanwhile,
his mother is forced to reckon with the marriage of her sister to a
German man. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse showcases Blasco
Ibanez's sense of tragedy and devotion to the politics of peace,
both of which guide his depiction of humanity at war with itself.
With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset
manuscript, this edition of Vicente Blasco Ibanez's The Four
Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a classic of Spanish literature
reimagined for modern readers.
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