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.

The Great and the Good
AuthorMichel Déon
Original titleLa Cour des grands
TranslatorJulian Evans
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
PublisherÉditions Gallimard
Publication date
5 September 1996
Published in English
10 January 2017
Pages352
ISBN9782070746064

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]

gollark: What a strange ”comic”.
gollark: I need something better than the cheap, bad power line adapter thingies.
gollark: Sorry, internetwork failure.
gollark: Also ergative.
gollark: Yes, but there are special dative and genitive forms.

References

  1. "Prix Jean Giono". fondation-pb-ysl.net (in French). Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
  2. Barrot, Olivier (1996-10-01). "Michel Déon : La cour des grands". Un livre, un jour (in French). France 3. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  3. "The Great and the Good". Gallic Books. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.