The Children's Crusade - by Marcel Schwob (Paperback)

The Children's Crusade by Marcel Schwob is a powerful and moving novella that retells the medieval legend of thousands of children who embarked on a journey to the Holy Land, only to be sold into slavery or meet a watery grave.

Through the voices of eight different protagonists, including a goliard, a leper, and two marching children, Schwob recounts the tale of innocence and perseverance in the face of cruelty and sorrow.

This influential work has been seen as an precursor to works such as Alfred Jarry's The Other Alcestis, Ryunosuke Akutagawa's "In a Grove," William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, and Jerzy Andrzejewski's The Gates of Paradise.

Don't miss out on this haunting and thought-provoking masterpiece.