The Great Meaulnes: A New Translation

By Alain-Fournier

Le Grand Meaulnes, known in English as The Great Meaulnes (and also titled The Lost Domain or The Wanderer), is the singular novel of Alain-Fournier, first published in 1913, shortly before the author's untimely death . This coming-of-age masterpiece is narrated by the introspective fifteen-year-old Fran ois Seurel, whose mundane existence in a rural school is dramatically altered by the arrival of a charismatic and enigmatic boarder, Augustin Meaulnes.

Tall, mysterious, and adventurous, Meaulnes embodies adolescent idealism. His impulsive disappearance one evening leads him to a fantastical masked f te at a forgotten ch teau-a moment that irrevocably transforms his life. There, he meets the ethereal Yvonne de Galais and falls hopelessly in love, sparking a lifelong quest to reunite with her and reclaim the distinct realm of innocence and wonder he discovers in that fleeting moment.

The Great Meaulnes captures the universal ache of adolescence-the yearning for a lost paradise that can never return and the poignant chasm between youthful fantasy and adult reality. While Fran ois stands on the sidelines, it is Meaulnes' journey that drives the narrative: through romantic longing, nostalgic memories, and the haunting sense that beauty and innocence are both ephemeral and eternal.

Richly evocative and suffused with nostalgia, the novel remains a beloved classic of French literature-praised for its lyrical depiction of lost youth and the bittersweet search for the "great unknown." This edition invites readers to experience again the ineffable magic of a novel that continues to stir hearts and imaginations more than a century after its first publication.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FD8S47NY
• ISBN13: 9798288109966
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"