by Jules Vallès · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253002918
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«L'Enfant» is the autobiographical novel by Jules Vallès, published by LGF/Le Livre de Poche in paperback (348 pages, in French).
Jacques Vingtras recalls a difficult childhood in nineteenth-century France: the severity of a mother who punishes him, his father's humble origins, and his entry into a boarding school at the age of ten. The narrative, autobiographical in tone, shows how these experiences marked the child and serves as a critique of the education and family of its time.
It is the first installment of the «Jacques Vingtras» trilogy, completed by «Le Bachelier» and «L'Insurgé». The 1985 edition includes a preface by Philippe Bonnefis and commentary by Dolorès Rogozinski.
A work for readers interested in nineteenth-century French literature, classics, and autobiographical accounts with a social background.
Jules Vallès was a French journalist, author, and left-wing political activist.
