Men of Good Will , published between 1932 and 1946, is Jules Romains's major work. This twenty-seven-volume epic, whose action extends from 1908 to 1933, offers a vast depiction of the first quarter of the twentieth century shaken by the war of 1914 and the social upheavals that preceded and followed it. A multitude of characters, from all social classes, good and bad, are there, recreated with astonishing breath by a novelist who is a perfect master of his craft. This publishing event, the previous ones of which were called La Comédie humaine or Les Rougon-Macquart , then found an exceptional extension thanks to the recordings that have remained unpublished until today – that Jules Romains made for the radio in 1952. He succeeded in fact, after a meticulous work of selection, in condensing and presenting in twenty-seven readings – as many as volumes of the work and gathered here on fourteen discs – the essential part of his novel.
It is therefore with great pleasure that we follow Jules Romains, alternately narrator and actor, reproducing their dialogues, himself delving into Men of Good Will to extract the most beautiful pages, which he interprets with remarkable presence, warmth and truth. A great work, which has become a monument of sound.
BOX SET of 14 CDs AND 48-PAGE BOOKLET. FREMEAUX ASSOCIÉS
