The Foundling Boy (eBook)

Michel Déon (Autor)

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2025
416 Seiten
Pushkin Press (Verlag)
978-1-80533-397-5 (ISBN)

Infos

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...

Autor

Michel Déon published over fifty works. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including the Prix Interallié for his 1970 novel, Les Poneys Sauvages (The Wild Ponies). His 1973 novel, Un Taxi Mauve, garnered him international renown when it received the esteemed title of the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française. His novels have been translated into numerous languages. He was considered one of the most innovative French writers of the 21st century. A member of the Académie française, Déon was one of just forty members who are elected by their peers to serve for life. Déon died in 2016.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.1.2025
• Übersetzer: Julian Evans
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Historische Romane
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Schlagworte: 1919 • Adoption • Adventure • bicycle journey • childless couple • Coming-of-age • Europe • exploration • Family • foundling • historical fiction • Identity • life-changing encounters • Mystery • Normandy • Personal Growth • Post-War • small-town life • Summer Night • unknown parentage
• ISBN-10: 1-80533-397-6 / 1805333976
• ISBN-13: 978-1-80533-397-5 / 9781805333975