Martin Guerre Returns

About This Novel

In 1548, in a small village in the French Pyrenees, a wealthy farmer, Martin Gale, left his wife and son and family business. He was gone for many years without any news. Eight years later, he suddenly appeared in the village, surprising and delighting his family and neighbors. Although there were many changes in his appearance, he was still welcomed by everyone, lived a happy life with his wife again, and gave birth to a daughter. However, a property dispute broke out between him and his uncle, which aroused dissatisfaction among his family. His wife, who was deeply in love with him, was pressured to claim that she had been deceived by an imposter and put him on trial. The case went from the local court to the Supreme Court, with both sides holding different opinions and the neighbors also disagreeing. Just when this Martin Guerre almost convinced the court that he was not a liar and was about to make a verdict in his favor, the real Martin Guerre appeared. Natalie Zemon Davis immersed herself in the archives and used a variety of materials such as marriage documents, wills, transaction documents, disputes and arbitration documents, etc., In an attempt to recreate the economic, social, and spiritual world of French farmers in the 16th century, as well as the national judicial system of early modern France by telling this bizarre imposter story.

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