The Great and the Good

The Great and the Good
Author Michel Déon
Original title La Cour des grands
Translator Julian Evans
Country France
Language French
Publisher Éditions Gallimard
Publication date
5 September 1996
Published in English
1 December 2016
Pages 352
ISBN 9782070746064

The Great and the Good (French: La Cour des grands) is a 1996 novel by the French writer Michel Déon. It tells the story of a Frenchman who is born to a poor widow, moves to the United States in the 1950s and becomes a wealthy stockbroker, before he returns to France. Fifteen years later his old friends from the United States return to his life and he is shocked by what has become of them.

The book received the Jean Giono Prize.[1]

Publication

The novel was published by éditions Gallimard on 5 September 1996. Upon the publication it was given a segment on France 3's literature program Un livre, un jour.[2] An English translation by Julian Evans is set to be published on 1 December 2016 through Gallic Books.[3]

References

  1. "Prix Jean Giono". fondation-pb-ysl.net (in French). Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
  2. Barrot, Olivier (1996-10-01). "Michel Déon : La cour des grands". Un livre, un jour (in French). France 3. Retrieved 2015-05-13.
  3. "Great and the Good, The". Gallic Books. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
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