The End of Youth: The Life and Work of Alain-Fournier by Robert Gibson Robert Gibson has published on Alain-Fournier's work for over half a century. His latest book draws on new material that has appeared over the last twenty-five years that allows a significant reappraisal of the detail and influences of Alain-Fournier's life. Robert Gibson has had unique access to this material and this book will prove to be another landmark in the study of the author of Le Grand Meaulnes. Written in an accessible but thoroughly researched style this is a must for any Fournier enthusiast. About the author Robert Gibson is retired Professor of French from the University of Kent and now lives and writes in Sidmouth, Devon. His other published works include the Quest of Alain-Fournier, 1953, Modern French Poets on Poetry, 1961, Roger Martin du Gard, 1961 and The Land Without a Name, 1975. He is the world authority on Alain-Fournier in the English-Speaking world. From reviews of Robert Gibson's Land Without a Name "By far the best account of Fournier in English", John Fowles "Robert Gibson is by a long way the best English authority on Fournier", C.P.Snow in the Financial Times "A moving and brilliant book", The Economist
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