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The Short Reign of Pippin IV

by John Steinbeck
Robert E. Morsberger
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In his only work of political satire, The Short Reign of Pippin IV, John Steinbeck turns the French Revolution upside down as amateur astronomer Pippin Héristal is drafted to rule the unruly French. Steinbeck creates around the infamous Pippin the most hilarious royal court ever: Pippin’s wife, Queen Marie, who “might have taken her place at the bar of a very good restaurant”; his uncle, a man of dubious virtue; his glamour-struck daughter and her beau, the son of the so-called “egg king” of Petaluma, California; and a motley crew of courtiers and politicians, guards and gardeners. This edition includes an introduction by Robert Morsberger and Katharine Morsberger.

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    April 24, 2007

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      • ISBN: 9781440628627

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      • ISBN: 9781440628627
      • File size: 629 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      Starred review from June 1, 2007
      Though much of Steinbeck's work has a political bent, this brief 1957 outing is his only straight political satire. Pippin Heristal somehow has been tapped by the French people against his will to become their ruler. "They'll be sorry!" Although not among Steinbeck's better-known works, it was one of his personal favorites.

      Copyright 2007 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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