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Alain-Fournier
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thumb|Alain-Fournier in 1905
Alain-Fournier was the pseudonym of Henri-Alban Fournier (3 October 1886 – 22 September 1914), a French author and soldier. He was the author of a single novel, Le Grand Meaulnes (1913), which is considered a classic of French Literature.
Quotes
Le Grand Meaulnes (1913)
Translated by Frank Davison
Who can say what obscure forces were then at work in a heart that had never been tamed? I was to ask myself that question over and over before I knew the answer — and then it was too late. Some secret remorse? Some unaccountable sorrow? Fear of seeing this incomparable happiness slip away from his grasp? And in that case, some terrible temptation to smash at once, and irrevocably, this rare treasure he had won …
Ch. 9.
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Category:1886 births
Category:1914 deaths
Category:Novelists from France
Category:Soldiers