Le Grand Meaulnes
The only novel by a man who was killed in action in 1914 at the age of 27, this text is an exploration of the twilight world between boyhood and manhood, with its mixture of idealism, realism and sheer caprice.
The only novel by a man who was killed in action in 1914 at the age of 27, this text is an exploration of the twilight world between boyhood and manhood, with its mixture of idealism, realism and sheer caprice.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140182828 (0140182829)
ASIN: 140182829
Publish date: July 1st 1994
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
I am so glad that this French classic has been re-released to give others like myself who had never heard of this very interesting novel a chance to read it. Extremely well done, a quality that is both dreamy and surrealistic. So many strange elements all set in or near a boy's school. A fete given ...
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