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Key ideas from the book
- The novel explores the Dreyfus affair and its place in French history.
- Georges Picquart’s investigation raises questions about evidence and military justice.
- The story examines official secrecy and institutional power.
- Antisemitism is a central historical issue surrounding the case.
- Readers gain an accessible fictional perspective on a major political scandal.
About An Officer and a Spy by Robert Harris
Robert Harris’s An Officer and a Spy is a historical novel set during the Dreyfus affair, the late-nineteenth-century French political and military scandal surrounding the conviction of Alfred Dreyfus. The story follows Georges Picquart, the officer who begins to question the evidence behind the case.
Blending investigative tension with the institutions and politics of Third Republic France, the novel examines military justice, official secrecy, antisemitism, and the personal cost of pursuing the truth. It suits readers interested in historical fiction, European history, political scandals, and the relationship between conscience and authority.
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