A young farm lad falls asleep in a boat and drifts down the river: a week of liberated, pastoral bliss ensues. First published in 1945, this is the first new translation since the 1950s. By the author of Malicroix.
The Child and the River
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£12.99
Edition:Paperback978168137742127/06/2023
Category: Fiction
Tags: Fiction in Translation, France
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