Lieutenant Schreiber's Country
Makine, Andreï / McQuillan, Grace
Acclaimed Novelist Andrei Makine Celebrates True Patriotism in This Time of False HeroesJean-Claude Servan-Schreiber enlisted in the French army at the outset of World War II and quickly rose to the rank of lieutenant. Despite his patriotism and courage in defending his country, in which he narrowly escaped death several times, he suffered the bigotry of his fellow soldiers until he was expelled from the army for being Jewish. He sought exile ...