The War of the Poor

<p><b>Shortlisted for the </b><b>International Booker Prize 2021</b><br><br><b>'A dazzling piece of historical re-imagining and a revolutionary sermon, a furious denunciation of inequality' - The judges of the International Booker prize.</b><br><br><b>The fight for equality begins in the streets.</b><br><br>From the internationally bestselling author of <i>The Order of the Day</i>: Éric Vuillard once again takes us behind the scenes at a moment when history was being written.<br><br>The history of inequality is a long and terrible one. And it’s not over yet. Short, sharp and devastating, <i>The War of the Poor</i> tells the story of a brutal episode from history, not as well known as tales of other popular uprisings, but one that deserves to be told.<br><br>Sixteenth-century Europe: the Protestant Reformation takes on the powerful