Eat Him If You Like

In Jean Teulé's gripping tale set in the picturesque Perigord during the summer of 1870, young nobleman Alain de Monèys looks forward to a festive day at the local fair. However, amidst the backdrop of the Franco-Prussian war and a harsh drought, a misheard comment spirals into a tragic and brutal series of events that reveals the darker side of human nature as a community devolves into a frenzied mob. Based on a harrowing episode from French history, this narrative explores the fragility of civility in the face of chaos.