Le Grand Meaulnes précédé de Miracles, Alain-Fournier par Jacques Rivière

An archetype of the coming-of-age story, Fournier’s masterpiece is at once a friendship novel, a romance novel, and an adventure novel. The protagonist’s initiatory quest oscillates between the resurrection of the wonderful, dreamlike universe of childhood and atonement for a mysterious wrongdoing. This edition sheds light on the origins and aesthetics of this unique work.