Set in France in 1938, The Reprieve is the second volume of Jean-Paul Sartre's World War II trilogy series, Roads to Freedom. This book concentrates on the trials and sufferings of the whole nation. It depicts one of the historical turning points of the 20th century, the eight critical days of anxiety leading to the Munich Agreement. It gives a picture of life in France with numerous characters from all shades of people and their thoughts and feelings describing what is happening from many different point of views. As France underwent mobilization, the entire nation was largely under fear and negativism in the face of war. With a visceral picture of France on the brink of war, read this thought provoking book.
