Skip to content

Booksellers & Trade Customers: Sign up for online bulk buying at trade.atlanticbooks.com for wholesale discounts

Booksellers: Create Account on our B2B Portal for wholesale discounts

The Great Meaulnes: A New Translation

by David Petault , Alain-Fournier
Save 6% Save 6%
Current price ₹1,192.00
Original price ₹1,274.00
Original price ₹1,274.00
Original price ₹1,274.00
(-6%)
₹1,192.00
Current price ₹1,192.00

Imported Edition - Ships in 18-21 Days

Free Shipping in India on orders above Rs. 500

Request Bulk Quantity Quote
+91
Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9798288109966
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 266
  • Original Price: USD 12.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 359 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): European / French

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.

Trusted for over 49 years

Family Owned Company

Secure Payment

All Major Credit Cards/Debit Cards/UPI & More Accepted

New & Authentic Products

India's Largest Distributor

Need Support?

Whatsapp Us