num_pages: 214
description: First love, teenage angst, childhood friendships ... LE GRAND MEAULNES cast a spell over an entire generation of French readers with its realistic, touching portrayal of adolescence and the enduring power of love. It tells the magical, bitter-sweet story of the unforgettable Meaulnes and his search for his lost love, Yvonne. Adventurous, impulsive, heroic, even mad, Meaulnes embodies the recklessness of youth and also the pain which lies between childhood and adulthood. His beautiful heroineYvonne is based on the real-life love of the brilliant young author Alain-Fournier who was tragically killed in the First World War after writing this, his only novel.
language: English
title: Le Grand Meaulnes
titlecomplete: Le Grand Meaulnes
characters: Jasmin Delouche, Mister Seurel, Augustin Meaulnes, Frantz de Galais, Francois Seurel, Ganache, Yvonne de Galais, Domnul de Galais, Millie Seurel, Uncle Florentin, Valentine Blondeau, Văduva Delouche
genres: Fiction, France, Coming Of Age, French Literature, Roman, Literature, Romance, Classics, Novels, 20th Century
ratings_count: 12811
places: France
publisher: Penguin Group USA