by Michel Déon · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070375240
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«Le Balcon de Spetsai» is Michel Déon's account of his stay on the Greek island of Spetsai, published by Gallimard in paperback (256 pages, in French).
Michel Déon recalls his first encounter with everyday Greece on the island of Spetsai. For six months, before settling there, he lives as if from a balcony the hours of day and night, the people, the sorrows and joys of an existence apart from the world.
The work was originally published in 1961 and this ISBN corresponds to the 1984 reissue. The cover shows the Gallimard nrf logo.
For readers of French literature and travel writing, with an interest in insular Greece and the daily life of its people.
Michel Déon was a French novelist and literary columnist. He published over 50 works and was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Prix Interallié for his 1970 novel, Les Poneys sauvages. Déon's 1973 novel Un taxi mauve received the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française. His novels have been translated into numerous languages.
