by Jules Renard · Editions Gallimard · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070514212
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«Poil de Carotte» is the young adult novel by Jules Renard, published by Editions Gallimard in paperback (223 pages, in French).
Poil de Carotte is the nickname of the youngest child in the Lepic family, due to his reddish hair and freckles. The boy's mother punishes him unfairly and prefers his older siblings, so he lives in fear. The novel shows a young boy struggling to express his tenderness in an environment that misunderstands him.
Classic French novel originally published in 1894; this edition belongs to the Folio Junior collection.
Aimed at readers aged 9 to 12, it is also useful for students of foreign languages.
Pierre-Jules Renard was a French author and member of the Académie Goncourt, most famous for the works Poil de carotte and Les Histoires Naturelles. Among his other works are Le Plaisir de rompre and the posthumously published Huit Jours à la campagne.
