The Greece I Love
- 124 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Michel Déon Book order
August 4, 1919 – December 28, 2016
Michel Déon was a French novelist and playwright whose work is characterized by rich language and a profound insight into the human psyche. He often set his stories in exotic locales, exploring themes of identity, exile, and the search for belonging. His extensive body of work, spanning over fifty pieces, is notable for its stylistic elegance and narrative skill, drawing readers into the intricate lives of his characters. Déon's writings serve as a testament to the complexity of human existence and the perpetual quest for meaning.
- 2021
- 2017
Your Father's Room
- 112 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Praise for The Foundling Boy and The Foundling's War: Our lives would be all the richer if we read a Michel Déon novel - a modern classic' William Boyd 'I loved this book for the way, in its particularities and its casual narration, it admitted me to a world I knew nothing about, and the many ways it made me care. It is not just a glimpse into the past, but the study of the heart of a man and his times.' Paul Theroux 'Inspired by Henry Fielding's 18th-century novel Tom Jones, about a similarly clueless but likable character making his way on the road of life. As witty as its English forebear but with French savoir-faire, The Foundling Boy may win new readers for books translated from French' New York Times 'Quiet, wryly funny prose ... a delight' Independent on Sunday 'It is shamefully parochial of us that this eminent writer has been so ignored by the anglophone world' Sunday Times 'A big-hearted coming-of-age shaggy-dog story ... [Déon's] novel leaves you feeling better about life' The Spectator 'Remarkable ... Rooted in 19th-century realism but profoundly subversive of its conventions ... Deserves a place alongside Flaubert's Sentimental Education and Le Grand Meaulnes.' New Statesman
- 2016
The Great and the Good
- 232 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Arthur Morgan travels to New York in the 1950s. He encounters gilded youth, the rich and eccentric, and is invited to the White House. He succeeds in meeting the great and the good. But the repercussions of unfulfilled desires and love will resurface long after Arthur has returned to France.
- 2014
A modern French classic translated into English for the first time.
- 2014
The sequel to Michel Deon's critically acclaimed classic, The Foundling Boy, following Jean Arnaud in Second World War Paris.
- 1992
These reflective essays about Deon's life and experiences in the west of Ireland describe the colourful and varied personalities that the French novelist came across since he and his family moved there in the mid 1970s.