Flanders Highway
by M
About This Novel
"Flanders Road" is Claude Simon's famous work, which won the 1960 "Express" Literary Award. The novel is set during the Second World War during the French army's hasty retreat after being defeated by the enemy in Flanders. It shows the painful experiences of the three cavalrymen and their captains and the deep ravage of the earth like a kaleidoscope. The author introduces the art of painting into the description of the novel, describing the destruction of nature by war, the alienation of people, and the deformity of the relationship between people; he uses colorful pictures to depict the migration of time, the changes of seasons, the shadow of death, and war. The ferocity of God, the torment of hunger and cold, the thirst for love, the impulse of lust, the convulsions of the land, the magical charm of nature... It is both poetic and picturesque, but also full of humor and ridicule, making people laugh with tears; it contains both the philosophy of life and the anatomy of the human heart. The countless pictures that make up the novel are like modernist paintings, with rich colors and strong contrasts of light and shadow, which dazzle people's eyes; they are brilliant and thought-provoking.
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