---
product_id: 6886152
title: "1914: A Novel"
brand: "jean echenozlinda coverdale"
price: "VT8424"
currency: VUV
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 10
url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/6886152-1914-a-novel
store_origin: VU
region: Vanuatu
---

# 1914: A Novel

**Brand:** jean echenozlinda coverdale
**Price:** VT8424
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** 1914: A Novel by jean echenozlinda coverdale
- **How much does it cost?** VT8424 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/6886152-1914-a-novel)

## Best For

- jean echenozlinda coverdale enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted jean echenozlinda coverdale brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Description

1914: A Novel

## Images

![1914: A Novel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71us47PibvL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Echenoz has successfully imagined infantry life in WWI in 100 pages. It works beautifully.
  

*by B***K on Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2015*

A graceful, poignant, realistic, and ultimately sad account of a young Frenchman at the dawn of WWI. This 100 page novella reveals a more serious side to Echenoz whose "I'm Gone" I just finished and found to be highly entertaining, wholly original in style and inspired my purchase of 1914.The first world war is a subject I'm interested in and Echenoz gives us a very personal story of a soldier, his comrades and their experiences. The story is quite simple but the takeaway here is the vivid, evocative and poignant telling of the story. The novella can be seen as just one of the thousands of soldier experiences (both sides) that made up WWI. Told objectively, the battle scenes, not many, are all the more harrowing for it. "So silence seemed intent on returning - when a tardy piece of shrapnel showed up, from who knows where and wonders how, as clipped as a postscript: an iron fragment shaped like a polished Neolithic ax, smoking hot, the size of a man's hand, fully sharp as a large shard of glass. Without even a glance at the others, as if it were settling a personal score, it sped directly toward...and willy-nilly, lopped off his right arm clean as a whistle, just below the shoulder."Discovering Echenoz the writer has been a highlight of my reading this year. "1914" for an intimate view of history and "I'm Gone" for an intelligently quirky and stylistically original fun read.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A grisly story told in poetic style
  

*by J***R on Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2018*

Rather than a novel, this is more of a short story that nevertheless manages to describe in gory detail the four years of World War I as experienced by five young Frenchmen. It begins with the call to mobilization in the summer of 1914 in France, a “nation at arms” i.e. most if not all young men were members of military units that could be summoned to battle on a moment’s notice. There is relatively little to no mention of the international events that led to the call to arms, and even the enemy is rarely mentioned by name. (The author assumes the reader knows the history of the war.) When the war ends four years later three comrades are dead and a fourth is missing an arm. There is relatively little joy in “victory” and most of the young men who fought the war are just glad it is over. Written in a lyrical style, the story could have been presented as an epic poem, organized in stanzas rather than paragraphs. As part of his creative style the author eschews quotation marks.)

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Passionless encapsulation
  

*by E***N on Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2015*

This book is a short, impassive account of WWI-basically Anthime, his brother Charles, and three friends go to war; some die; those who don't return back to their town. None of these individuals are fleshed out, so they aren't characters in the book; just simply names. Reading this book is akin to looking through a photo album of WWI.

---

## Why Shop on Desertcart?

- 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016
- 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories
- 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price
- 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members)
- 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection
- ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews

**Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/6886152-1914-a-novel](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/6886152-1914-a-novel)

---

*Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu*
*Store origin: VU*
*Last updated: 2026-02-03*