Describing events in its capital of 'Laurania', as unrest against the dictatorial government turns to revolution, 'Savrola' published in 1899, was the only novel written by which Nobel Prize winner?
Savrola Savrola Savrola: A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania is the only major fictional work of Sir Winston S. Churchill. The story describes events in the capital of Laurania, a fictional European state, as unrest against the dictatorial government of president Antonio Molara turns to violent revolution. Churchill began writing the novel on his voyage from Britain to India to take part in the Malakand campaign in August 1897. Churchill was on leave from his posting with the army in India when he had news of fighting in Malakand, and immediately arranged to return. The book was started before, and
Savrola issued in the UK by Beacon books for 2s 6d. In 1973 a hardback edition of 260 pages was published by Cedric Chivers Ltd. on behalf of the library association for £2.20. Another USA edition was produced in 1976 by Amereon House. In 1990 Leo Cooper published a further UK edition, and others have been produced. There have been a number of editions translated into foreign languages and there is no doubt that the French-language edition published in Monaco in 1950 is the most luxurious ever produced. Savrola Savrola: A Tale of the Revolution in Laurania is the only major