(P/B) THE IMPOSTOR

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Thomas the Impostor is set at the outbreak of the First World War. It is not, however, your typical WW1 narrative but a fascinating example of war writing from a quintessentially artistic imagination: Guillaume Thomas is a boy too young to join the army but determined to get to the front at any cost. He is aided by the magnificent Princesse de Borme, who uses her energy, influence and allure to put together a chaotic ambulance convoy to help wounded soldiers. Together they travel all over France until Guillaume finally gets his wish and joins a company of soldiers...
It may come a surprise to some that Jean Cocteau actually fought in the First World War but Thomas the Impostor is his idiosyncratic response to the author's own experiences at the front. Illustrated by Cocteau's piercing ink drawings, the narrative is punctuated by typically Cocteauesque flights of fancy that make the book an intriguing mix of realism and fantasy and also an excellent introduction to the writing of Jean Cocteau. (From the publisher)