{"product_id":"9781908313560","title":"The Foundling Boy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"He takes the world which died between the wars and patiently dissects it for us.\"—\u003ci\u003eLe Magazine Littéraire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An imaginative adventure that is both captivating and moving.\"—Pierre Moustiers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A welcome addition to the literature of the inter-war period.\"—\u003ci\u003eLe Monde\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe classic coming-of-age novel translated into English for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is 1919. On a summer's night in Normandy, a newborn baby is left in a basket outside the home of Albert and Jeanne Arnaud. The childless couple take the foundling in, name him Jean, and decide to raise him as their own, though his parentage remains a mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough Jean's life is never dull, he grows up knowing little of what lies beyond his local area. Until the day he sets off on his bicycle to discover the world, and encounters a Europe on the threshold of interesting times . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichel Déon\u003c\/b\u003e has published more than fifty works. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Prix Interallié for his 1970 novel \u003ci\u003eLes Poneys Sauvages\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Wild Ponies\u003c\/i\u003e). His 1973 novel \u003ci\u003eUn Taxi Mauve\u003c\/i\u003e garnered him international renown when it received the esteemed Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française. His novels have been translated into many languages. He is considered one of the most innovative French writers of the twenty-first century. Déon is one of just forty members of the Académie française who are elected by their peers to serve for life. Déon lives in Ireland with his wife and their horses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gallic Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040082444528,"sku":"9781908313560","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781908313560_p0.jpg?v=1763621876","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781908313560","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}