The classic French novel written by a soldier, who would later die during World War I, tells the story of Auguste Meaulnes and the "domain mysterieux."
In his introduction, New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik discusses the life of Alain-Fournier, who was killed in the First World War after writing this, his only novel.
First published in 1913, its story of the lost domain where le grand Meaulnes meets a beautiful girl, and his search to recover his love, has haunted readers ever since.
When Augustin Meaulnes arrives in Francois’ home, it changes everything.
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Le Grand Meaulnes by Alain-Fournier, a coming-of-age novel which tells the story of two friends and the adventures they share.
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Le Grand Meaulnes, Or, The Lost Domain ; And, Miracles
"Le Grand Meaulnes" is the only novel by French author Alain-Fournier, who was killed in the first month of World War I. The novel, published in 1913, a year before the author's death, is somewhat biographical - especially the name of the ...
Alain-Fournier’s poems, while relatively few, are one of the small pearls washed up in the maelstrom of early twentieth-century France.
The text discusses literary influences on the novel as well as the literary influence that the novel has had on the works of other writers. The novel is viewed within its proper historical context.
Thirteen-year-old Lewis Little, staying in Paris for the summer with his mother, becomes passionately involved with novelist Valentina Gavrilovich, and when she disappears, the secrets he uncovers in his search for her forces him to leave ...