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Alain-Fournier, the pseudonym of Henri-Alban Fournier, had a brief but significant literary career as the author of Le Grand Meaulnes (1913), which today is considered a classic of French literature. Killed during the First World War as an army lieutenant at the age of just twenty-seven, most of his writing was published posthumously, including his poems, essays, letters, and the notes on his second novel Colombe Blanchet which remained unfinished due to his untimely death. In this collection, the beloved French writer's poems are made available in English for the first time.
Alain-Fournier, the pseudonym of Henri-Alban Fournier, had a brief but significant literary career as the author of Le Grand Meaulnes (1913), which today is considered a classic of French literature. Killed during the First World War as an army lieutenant at the age of just twenty-seven, most of ...
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Anthony Costello is a writer and poetry event organizer. His first poetry collection, The Mask, was published by Lapwing Publications in 2014. His second, Angles & Visions, (High Window Press) was published in 2016. lain-Fournier was the pseudonym of Henri-Alban Fournier, a French author and soldier. He was the author of a single novel, Le Grand Meaulnes (1913), which has been twice filmed and is considered a classic of French literature. Anthony Howell was born in 1945. A former dancer with the Royal Ballet and subsequently a performance artist – he founded the Theatre of Mistakes 1974 – he has always been as active in literature as he has in movement. Anita Marsh studied English & French at Southampton University. She worked as a language assistant in Belgium, a translator for BNP Paribas, and a senior bookseller in London.
Anthony Costello is a writer and poetry event organizer. His first poetry collection, The Mask, was published by Lapwing Publications in 2014. His second, Angles & Visions, (High Window Press) was published in 2016. lain-Fournier was the pseudonym of Henri-Alban Fournier, a French author and sold...
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