Collection: Michel Tournier

Michel Tournier (1924–2016) was a French writer best known for his novelistic reimaginations of folklore and mythology. His books include Friday, The Ogre, which won the Prix Goncourt in 1970, Gemini, and The Four Wise Men.

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