by Michel Tournier · Editions Gallimard · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070332816
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«Vendredi ou la Vie sauvage» is the young-adult adventure novel by Michel Tournier, published by Editions Gallimard in paperback (176 pages, in French).
In September 1759, Robinson travels aboard La Virginie bound for Chile. A storm leaves him the sole survivor on a deserted island, and solitude forces him to rely on his ingenuity and courage to survive. One Friday he meets Vendredi, an unexpected being, with whom he will discover a new life in harmony with nature.
Young-reader version of the novel Vendredi ou les Limbes du Pacifique, originally published in 1971. This edition belongs to the Folio Junior collection (no. 281) from Editions Gallimard.
Suitable for young readers aged 9 to 12, especially those starting out in adventure literature.
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.
