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Le Grand Meaulnes

Alain-Fournier

Le Grand Meaulnes

Paper book: €24.99

Digital: €5.99

Original publication
1913
Monolingual
22 October 2026
Pages
557
Difficulty
Medium
Genres
Romance, Adventure
Moods
Be enchanted, Fall in love, Be moved to tears, Travel back in time
Translated from
French

Book summary

One Sunday in November, Augustin Meaulnes, a daring teenager, arrives at the school in Sainte-Agathe and fascinates François, the schoolmaster's son. During an escapade, Meaulnes gets lost and comes to a mysterious estate where a strange celebration is being prepared. There he meets a young woman he will never stop searching for.

A novel of adolescence, dreams and nostalgia, which keeps alive the memory of that moment when we believe anything is possible.

François tells the story as a memory, and the novel is a pleasure to read in the language you are learning.

The plot

Праздник, где дети решают всё. Заблудившись в деревенской глуши посреди зимы, Огюстен Мольн, высокий семнадцатилетний юноша, оказывается перед старой усадьбой. Там готовятся к свадьбе: сын хозяев должен вернуться с…

The world of the book

Сельская школа, около 1890 года. Действие романа происходит в деревне департамента Шер, в центре Франции. Рассказчик Франсуа живёт в школе: его отец учит там старших, мать — младших. Огюстен Мольн приезжает сюда как…

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