In 1701, during the Great Northern War, two men down on their luck meet in a barn in Silesia, which at this point in history is a godless, corrupt, and war-torn country. One is a thief on the run from the dragoon regiments patroling the roads and exercising lynch law, the other a nobleman who deserted from the Swedish army. When the thief steals the nobleman’s identity, their lives become irrevocably intertwined and neither of them is able to escape his fate. The story is […]
Once Upon a Time in Silesia
The Swedish Cavalier by Leo Perutz
