''Coup de Grâce'' (french: Le Coup de grâce) is a 1939 novel in French by
Marguerite Yourcenar. The narrative is a triangle drama set in the
Baltics during the
Russian Civil War (1917-1922).
It was adapted into the 1976 film ''
Coup de Grâce'', directed by
Volker Schlöndorff.
See also
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1939 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1939.
Events
*Early – The Pocket Books mass-market paperback imprint is launched in the United States. The first of the nationally distributed titles is James H ...
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20th-century French literature
20th-century French literature is literature written in French from 1900 to 1999. For literature made after 1999, see the article Contemporary French literature. Many of the developments in French literature in this period parallel changes in ...
References
External links
''Coup de Grâce''at the publisher's website
1939 French novels
Novels by Marguerite Yourcenar
Novels set in the Russian Revolution
Novels set during the Russian Civil War
Belgian novels adapted into films
French novels adapted into films
Éditions Gallimard books
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