by George Sand · FOLIO · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070448074
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«Le château de Pictordu» is the fantasy tale by George Sand, published by Folio in a paperback edition (128 pages, in French).
Returning from boarding school with her eight-year-old daughter Diane, an accident forces them to spend the night at the abandoned, ruined Château de Pictordu. The place, reputed to be haunted, is guarded by the mysterious «Dama del velo», whose invitation Diane believes she hears. A tale that champions imagination, with an emotive young girl as its protagonist.
The tale belongs to George Sand's collection of stories «Contes d'une grand-mère». This 2012 edition is presented and annotated by Martine Reid.
For readers of French classics and for those seeking a short tale with a fantastical atmosphere and a child protagonist.
Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin de Francueil, best known by her pen name George Sand, was a French novelist, memoirist and journalist. Being more renowned than either Victor Hugo or Honoré de Balzac in Britain in the 1830s and 1840s, Sand is recognised as one of the most notable writers of the European Romantic era. She has more than 50 volumes of various works to her credit, including tales, plays and political texts, alongside her 70 novels.
