Uranus

The Barkeep of Blémont

Author

Marcel Aymé

Language

French

Year

1948

Country

France

Genre

Novel

modern europe

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Uranus is a French novel by Marcel Aymé published in 1948. It is the third book in a trilogy which covers the pre-war, war, and post-war periods in France. The first is Travelingue (1948), set in the time of the Front Populaire; the second is Le Chemin des écoliers (1946), set during the occupation. The third book, Uranus, focuses on post-war France and the purge: the social cleansing which sought to discipline collaborators. People were shaved, humiliated, beaten, and often killed without a fair trial.