La route de la liberté

by Howard Fast

376 pages, Paperback

Published September 13, 2024

About the author

Howard Fast was one of the most prolific American writers of the twentieth century. He was a bestselling author of more than eighty works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and screenplays. The son of immigrants, Fast grew up in New York City and published his first novel upon finishing high school in 1933. In 1950, his refusal to provide the United States Congress with a list of possible Communist associates earned him a three-month prison sentence. During his incarceration, Fast wrote one of his best-known novels, Spartacus (1951). Throughout his long career, Fast matched his commitment to championing social justice in his writing with a deft, lively storytelling style.

Pseudonyms: Walter Ericson, E.V. Cunningham

Reviews

[Maximilien Dubois · Rating 4 out of 5]

La route de la Liberté d'Howard Fast. Un très bon livre sur une période historique pas très connue en Europe, "La Reconstruction" post-guerre de sécession. On y croit jusqu'à la fin aux héros puis le poids de l'histoire qui retombe dans ta gueule au dernier chapitre.

[Gabrielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Roman sur la black reconstruction qui donne envie de se plonger plus amplement dans ce qu'à été cette période d'émancipation à la suite de la guerre de sécession. La force du roman c'est de montrer à quel point la classe des propriétaires (en l'occurence d'esclave) ne se laisse pas désarmer, ni transiger sur son ordre social même à la suite d'une guerre civile.