The Great and the Good
The Great and the Good (French: La Cour des grands) is a 1996 novel by the French writer Michel Déon. It tells the story of a Frenchman who is born to a poor widow, moves to the United States in the 1950s and becomes a wealthy stockbroker, before he returns to France.
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| Author | Michel Déon |
|---|---|
| Original title | La Cour des grands |
| Translator | Julian Evans |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Publisher | Éditions Gallimard |
Publication date | 5 September 1996 |
Published in English | 10 January 2017 |
| Pages | 352 |
| ISBN | 9782070746064 |
The book received the Grand prix Jean Giono.[1]
Publication
The novel was published by éditions Gallimard on 5 September 1996. Upon the publication it was given a segment on France 3's literature program Un livre, un jour.[2] An English translation by Julian Evans is set to be published on 10 January 2017 through Gallic Books.[3]
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gollark: GTech™, of course, perfectly simulates the oracle in order to predict what *it* will do, then does the optimal thing for that.
gollark: There are two boxes in front of you, A and B. B has 10,000 dollars in it, and A contains either 1,000,000 or 0 dollars.You may choose to take either only box A, or take both boxes.A perfect oracle has predicted your choice beforehand, and filled box A with the money if and only if it was predicted that you would take only box A.
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References
- "Prix Jean Giono". fondation-pb-ysl.net (in French). Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
- Barrot, Olivier (1996-10-01). "Michel Déon : La cour des grands". Un livre, un jour (in French). France 3. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
- "The Great and the Good". Gallic Books. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
External links
- Publicity page at the French publisher's website (in French)
- Publicity page at the British publisher's website
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