Balcony in the forest

Author

Julien Gracq

Call Number

• FICTION GRAC (CEN, OSH)

Publication Information

New York : New York Review Books, [2017]

Physical Description

xii, 213 pages ; 21 cm.

Summary

"It is the fall of 1939, and Lieutenant Grange and his men are living in a chalet above a concrete bunker deep in the Ardennes forest, charged with defending the French-Belgian border against the Germans in a war that seems unreal, distant, and unlikely. Far more immediate is the earthy life of the forest itself and the deep sensations of childhood it recalls from Grange's memory. Ostensibly readying for war, Grange instead spends his time observing the change in seasons, falling in love with a young free-spirited widow named Mona, and contemplating the absurd stasis of his present condition ..."--Back cover.

Notes

Translation of: Un balcon en forêt.