by Michel Tournier · Gallimard jeunesse · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070622306
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«Sept contes» is a collection of seven short stories by Michel Tournier, published by Gallimard jeunesse in paperback (128 pages, in French).
The book brings together seven short tales that reinterpret well-known characters and myths, such as Pierrot, Tom Thumb or Robinson Crusoe, with a tone combining wonder, poetry and irony. These are stories illustrated by Henri Galeron that show the lyrical and fantastical side of Michel Tournier.
It belongs to the Folio Junior collection from Gallimard jeunesse; this edition is from 2008 and the work was originally published in 1998.
Suitable for young readers approaching the literary tale and for those who want to discover Michel Tournier's short fiction.
Michel Tournier was a French writer. He won awards such as the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1967 for Friday, or, The Other Island and the Prix Goncourt for The Erl-King in 1970. His inspirations included traditional German culture, Catholicism and the philosophies of Gaston Bachelard. He resided in Choisel and was a member of the Académie Goncourt. His autobiography has been translated and published as The Wind Spirit. He was on occasion in contention for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
