Le roman d'un enfant

Synopsis of Le roman d'un enfant

«Le roman d'un enfant» is Pierre Loti's autobiographical novel, published by Magnard in 2000, with 286 pages, in French.

Pierre Loti recalls his childhood in the French region of Saintonge, amid the protective affection of adults and dreams of distant lands. As an adult, after traveling the world, Loti asks himself about memory and the boundary between novel and autobiography, and translates the diffuse emotions of childhood with a sincere and intimate writing.

From the Classiques & Contemporains collection by Magnard (No. 4), with unabridged text and teaching material prepared by Marie Lescure: introduction, notes, questions, and final analysis.

School edition intended for secondary school students studying French literature and autobiographical writing in class.