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Martin Guerre

Missingness missing persons Martin Guerre Absconders Historical Accounts

Thoughts on the Story of the Absconder, Martin Guerre

After a violent conflict with his father, Martin Guerre, sixteenth-century Gascon peasant of Basque origin, leaves behind his young wife, Bertrande, and infant son. Eight years later, Martin Guerre returns. The man claiming to be Martin knows everyone in the village. He possesses memories of intimate details. This Martin is Read more…

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