The extraordinary and much-requested first volume of Cendrars' autobiography, this account chroniclesthe author's exploits in the Foreign Legionincluding the loss of his armbefore the narrative sets off across continents.
From Africa to South America, Cendrars encounters everyone from Gallic gipsies to Piquita, the Mexican millionairess.
And to all his encounters he brings the vitality, savage humor, and vivid observation that characterize his dazzling writing.
Peter Owen Publishers The astonished man, paperback/blaise cendrars
