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Le Garçon

by Marcus Malte

Prix Femina · 2016 · Winner
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ZulmaLiterary Fiction

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Prix Femina2016Winner

About This Book

A sprawling epic following a feral, wordless child born in rural France at the turn of the twentieth century who gradually acquires language and consciousness, with his trajectory leading to the trenches of World War I.

About the Author

Marcus MalteFR

Marcus Malte is a French novelist born in 1967 in Marseille. He began his career writing crime fiction, publishing several novels in the noir tradition before expanding into literary fiction. His work is known for its visceral intensity, its inventive use of language, and its interest in outsiders and those who exist at the margins of society. Read more →

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