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The Foundling Boy
Michel Déon
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Description for The Foundling Boy
Paperback. A literary novel, lightly told - the story of young Jean Arnaud. Translator(s): Evans, Julian. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 402.
It is 1919. On a summer's night in Normandy, a new-born baby is left in a basket outside the home of Albert and Jeanne Arnaud. The childless couple take the foundling in, name him Jean, and decide to raise him as their own, though his parentage remains a mystery. Though Jean's life is never dull, he grows up knowing little of what lies beyond his local area. Until the day he sets off on his bicycle to discover the world, and encounters a Europe on the threshold of interesting times...
It is 1919. On a summer's night in Normandy, a new-born baby is left in a basket outside the home of Albert and Jeanne Arnaud. The childless couple take the foundling in, name him Jean, and decide to raise him as their own, though his parentage remains a mystery. Though Jean's life is never dull, he grows up knowing little of what lies beyond his local area. Until the day he sets off on his bicycle to discover the world, and encounters a Europe on the threshold of interesting times...
Product Details
Publisher
Gallic Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908313560
SKU
V9781908313560
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Ref
99-15
About Michel Déon
Michel Deon is a member of the Academie francaise. Born in Paris in 1919, he is the author of more than fifty works.
Reviews for The Foundling Boy
'He takes the world which died between the wars and patiently dissects it for us' Magazine Litteraire 'An imaginative adventure that is both captivating and moving' Pierre Moustiers 'A welcome addition to the literature of the inter-war period' Le Monde