Description
Product ID: | 9780141186054 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
Title: | The Short Reign of Pippin IV |
Subtitle: | A Fabrication |
Authors: | Author: Mr John Steinbeck |
Page Count: | 192 |
Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945) |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Features the bold reign of the corduroy-clad Pippin, his social-climbing wife Maria, his star-struck daughter Clotilde and her Californian beau, Todd. Steinbeck''s only work of political satire turns the French Revolution on its head, as amateur astronomer Pippin Heristal is drafted in to rule the unruly French. Enchanting comedy ensues as Steinbeck creates the most hilarious royal court ever around the brief, bold reign of the corduroy-clad Pippin, his social-climbing wife Maria, his star-struck daughter Clotilde and her Californian beau, Todd. |
Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2001-01-18 |