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Violence
Barely any
Mild adventure incident; no significant violence
Language
None
Clean language in period translation
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief romantic longing; tasteful
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Intense romantic obsession and the psychological pain of chasing an idealized past
What this book is about
Alain-Fournier's only novel follows François Seurel's narration of his friend Augustin Meaulnes's obsessive quest to rediscover a mysterious estate and the beautiful girl he met there. Published in 1913, the novel captures adolescent longing and the painful gap between dream and reality with a haunting, elegiac quality that has never quite been replicated.
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Themes of romantic obsession
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