Citizens : A Chronicle of The French Revolution

Regarded as a seminal work in the realm of modern historical publishing, Simon Schama's "Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution" stands as the most authoritative social, cultural, and narrative account of the French Revolution ever produced. This monumental tome offers a thought-provoking and stylistically captivating exploration of the initial years of the great Revolution in France, as well as the decades that paved the way for this transformative event.

Eugen Weber of The New York Times Book Review hails it as "provocative and stylish," lauding Schama's "thoughtful, informed and profoundly revisionist" portrayal of this pivotal period. Richard Cobb of The Times declares it "the most marvellous book I have read about the French Revolution," while Bernard Levin of the Sunday Times extols Schama's "matchless understanding, wisdom, pity and truth" in chronicling the vicissitudes of this tumultuous era. Antony Beevor of the Express commends the book for providing "an unrivalled impression of the currents and contradictions" that characterized this "terrible sequence of events."

Simon Schama, a University Professor in Art History and History at Columbia University in New York, is one of Britain's most renowned scholars across disciplines. A prize-winning author of numerous acclaimed works, including "Dead Certainties (Unwarranted Speculations)," "Landscape and Memory," "Rembrandt's Eyes," and three volumes of "A History of Britain," Schama has also gained recognition as the writer-presenter of historical and art-historical documentaries for BBC Television. He resides outside New York City with his wife and children.