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“Great Meaulnes” (1913) is the only completed novel by the French writer Alain-Fournier (1886–1914), which brought him world fame. The work wonderfully intertwines the romance of youth and the challenges of adulthood.
Fifteen-year-old François Serel, the son of a schoolteacher, shares with us the story of his friendship with seventeen-year-old Augustin Meaulnes, an eccentric, dreamy young man with an insatiable imagination. He is called the Great Meaulnes, recognizing his rebellious strength of spirit and confusing mind.
One morning Meaulnes goes to the train station to meet François’ grandparents, and disappears. Two days later he returns exhausted and mysterious. Later, Meaulnes shares with François the amazing story of his wanderings, which ultimately determined the young man's entire future fate, the course of events, and all the adventures of the soul and heart of the novel's heroes in their pursuit of their dreamed-of happiness.