The Great and the Good

Zusatztext 'A wonderfully well-crafted and moving essay on the enduring and often illogical pain of first love' The Daily Mail 'Deon creates characters of quirky depth..slyly funny, yet still touching' The Sunday Times 'Luxury and refinement are paramount in Michel Deon's The Great and the Good ' Wall Street Journal 'An elegant and reflective writer' The New York Times Praise for The Foundling novels 'Quiet, wryly funny prose … a delight' Independent on Sunday 'It is shamefully parochial of us that this eminent writer has been so ignored by the anglophone world' Sunday Times 'A big-hearted coming-of-age shaggy-dog story … leaves you feeling better about life' The Spectator 'Deserves a place alongside Flaubert's Sentimental Education and Le Grand Meaulnes ' New Statesman 'Déon is an outrageous storyteller' Times Literary Supplement Informationen zum 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. Julian Evans grew up in Australia and London in the 1960s. He is a writer and translator. He has written and presented radio and television documentaries and writes for English and French newspapers and magazines including The Guardian , Prospect, Times Literary Supplement and L’Atelier du Roman . He is a recipient of the Prix du Rayonnement de la Langue Française from the Académie Française. He currently lives in London with his wife and their two children. Klappentext From the acclaimed author of "The Foundling Boy" comes this new classic set in 1950s America. Arthur Morgan is aboard the Queen Mary bound for the United States, where a scholarship at an Ivy League university awaits him. But the few days spent on the ship will have a defining effect on the young Frenchman, when he encounters the love of his life. *Also appeared in Nov/Dec Buyer's Notes* Vorwort Advance reading copies available to reviewers and stores. Media mailing of advance reading copies to a wide range of book reviewers at national and local media, including trade journals, newspapers, magazines, websites, fan zones, literary blogs. Social media campaign to include blogs, contests and giveaways. Co-op available Zusammenfassung Arthur Morgan is aboard the Queen Mary bound for the United States, where a scholarship at an Ivy League university awaits him, along with the promise of a glittering future. But the few days spent on the ship will have a defining effect on the young Frenchman, when he encounters the love of his life....

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'A wonderfully well-crafted and moving essay on the enduring and often illogical pain of first love' The Daily Mail
'Deon creates characters of quirky depth..slyly funny, yet still touching' The Sunday Times
'Luxury and refinement are paramount in Michel Deon's The Great and the Good' Wall Street Journal
'An elegant and reflective writer' The New York Times
Praise for The Foundling novels
'Quiet, wryly funny prose ... a delight' Independent on Sunday
'It is shamefully parochial of us that this eminent writer has been so ignored by the anglophone world' Sunday Times
'A big-hearted coming-of-age shaggy-dog story ... leaves you feeling better about life' The Spectator
'Deserves a place alongside Flaubert's Sentimental Education and Le Grand Meaulnes' New Statesman
'Déon is an outrageous storyteller' Times Literary Supplement

Product details

• Authors: Michel Deon, Michel Déon
• Assisted by: Julian Evans (Translation)
• Publisher: Gallic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.12.2016
• EAN: 9781910477281
• ISBN: 978-1-910477-28-1
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature