by Alain-Fournier · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253088899
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«Le Grand Meaulnes» is Alain-Fournier's initiation novel, published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback (218 pages, in French).
Set in rural France at the end of the 19th century, it tells how the arrival of Augustin Meaulnes at the school of Sainte-Agathe changes François Seurel's life. An unexpected journey takes Meaulnes to a mysterious estate and a girl who will mark his life; the novel explores friendship, first love, and the nostalgia of adolescence.
Originally published in 1913, it is Alain-Fournier's only novel. This 2009 edition belongs to the Libretti collection from Le Livre de Poche.
Suitable for school reading and for students approaching the classics of French literature.
Henri-Alban Fournier, known by the pseudonym Alain-Fournier, was a French author and soldier. He was the author of a novel, Le Grand Meaulnes (1913), which has been filmed twice and is considered a classic of French literature. The book is based partly on his childhood.
