Henri Alain-Fournier
The Wanderer
Suffused with elements of symbolism and surrealism, Le Grand Meaulnes (translated as The Wanderer) recreates with dreamlike richness the lost "land without a name" of Alain-Fournier's happy childhood in the French countryside. Alain-Fournier's novel was the result of a series of disappointments. He was haunted for years by an obsession for a beautiful blonde woman whom he barely knew. He failed to pass the entrance examination to the prestigious Ecole Normale and a licence examination in English. While in a stormy relationship with a new love in 1910, Le Grand Meaulnes began to take form. In the summer of 1913 Le Grand Meaulnes was serialized in La Nouvelle Revue Francaise, edited by Jacques Riviere, Alain-Fournier's life-long friend and brother-in-law. Le Grand Meaulnes was published in book form in October 1913.
This is a secondhand book in mint condition. Rare find!
Format: Small paperback
Published: USA, 1953
Publisher: Doubleday Anchor Books
Pages: 254
Language: English
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