At God's Pleasure

by J. Ormesson and Jean d'Ormesson

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394498992
• ISBN13: 9780394498997
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: Random House (NY)
• Length: 426 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Wonderful tale about the decline of french aristocracy.

A ducal family has been living in the Plessis-Lez-Vaudreuil castle for centuries. They survived through wars, revolutions and time, but social change will reach the castle and wipe them out. This is a beautiful and erudite story, wich will entertain the reader as well as teach him some essentials about European History. Too bad it's out of print!

A really interesting and developing experience.

I have read this book in its original french version. I really enjoyed d'Ormesson's skillfull writing. Although I had some problems to get into the story in first pages, by the end of the book I didn't want it to be finished. I had both hate and sympathie for the aristocracy. Aristocracy is not present in Turkish history. As a Turkish, it was a real experience for me to understand the life and the thoughts of noble families. At the end I had pity not for the nobility buried but for a culture no more living. It was also a good experience to see the history of a millenium through the eyes of a different kind of people. I really enjoyed every word which reflected so many views, so many personages, so many different feelings. In total "Au Plaisir de Dieu" (At God's Pleasure) is a gate to a great universe for people who are enthusiastic in exploring.