by Michel Déon · Folio · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070401116
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«Le jeune homme vert» is the picaresque novel by Michel Déon, published in 1996 by Folio in paperback (544 pages, in French).
A child abandoned in 1919 in Grangeville (Normandy) is adopted by the gardener of the du Courseau family and grows up between the world of his adoptive parents and that of his noble masters. His wanderings through France and Europe mingle with public and social events in a picaresque tale in the tradition of Lesage and Fielding.
The work was originally published in 1975; the 1996 edition includes a preface by the author.
For readers of picaresque fiction seeking a classic of French literary fiction.
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.
