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Annotated Bibliography: The Lost Estate

Author Unknown. The Odyssey. Goodreads.com, 31 October 2006

The review of The Odyssey by Homer displays several of the themes in the novel, but most

importantly, illustrates the heros journey. The heros journey is an important element inLe

Grand Meaulnes.

One of the most important ideas of Le Grand Meaulnes is that of the heros journey. This

process is reflected by the journey of Augustin Meaulnes in the novel. They are almost a mirror

image of each other. The review of The Odyssey provides further insight into the themes of Le

Grand Meaulnes

Author Unknown. The girl at the Grand Palais. The Economist, 22 December 2012

The girl at the Grand Palais by The Economist is essentially a biography of the author ofLe

Grand Meaulnes, Henri Alain-Fournier. In addition, it explains in great detail the inspiration in

Fourniers life for writing the novel. Furthermore, it also provides a brief summary of the novel.

The biography of Alain-Fournier is a very well-written and comprehensive account of his life and

his many adventures. It encompasses all aspects of his life. This makes it useful for anyone

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wishing to learn more about him. But on another hand, literary scholars will find the biography

very useful because it describes in great detail Fourniers inspiration for writing the novel, which

mirrored events that happened to him in his own life. Also, the article provides some context by

giving a short summary of the novel itself, which helps to explain the reasons why Fournier

wrote the novel.

Author Unknown. Henri Alain-Fournier.Penguin Classics. Penguin Books Ltd, n.d. web.

The biography of Henri Alain-Fournier is simple and brief. It does summarize the main points of

Fourniers life, but only very generally.

This biography is rather unbecoming of a publisher like Penguin Books Ltd. It is very, almost

lazily brief. It offers next to no information on Fourniers life, and gives no explanation for his

reasoning behind Le Grand Meaulnes. It has little information anyone can use.

Hatfield, Jean. The Hunger Games. About.com,n.d.

This review of The Hunger Games provides a broad overview of the major themes of The Hunger

Games. This is relevant to Le Grand Meaulnes because it shares a major theme with it:

unrequited young love.

This review is comprehensive and has good depth, and has good insight into the themes of The

Hunger Games. Its claims are clear, sophisticated, and insightful, which makes it useful for

anyone.

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Policoff, Stephen. The Two Tragedies of Life: Le Grand Meaulnes, Modernism (and me). The Rumpus.

Books, Rumpus Original, Net. Web. 18 Dec. 2012

Stephen Policoffsarticle offers a very positive and resounding review of the novel Le Grand

Meaulnes by Henri Alain-Fournier. While admitting that it does contain many literary clichs

surrounding the heros journey, Policoffpraises the way that they were used to create a

haunting and intriguing story. Furthermore, he supports his argument by using his own personal

anecdote describing how his life mirrored that of the characters in the book.

The review of Le Grand Meaulnes by Stephen Policoff is complete and inspiring. While not

giving too many details, it hints at the brilliance of the novel in the best way possible: through

telling how it affected him personally. In this case, the impact was large in magnitude. This

review is comprehensive and effective at preaching the novels greatness for any reader.

Taylor, Karen L. "The Wanderer." Bloom's Literature. Facts On File, Inc. Web. 18 Nov. 2013

Karen L. Taylors article offers a summary of the novel Le Grand Meaulnes, also known as The

Lost Estate. The article gives positive criticism of the novel, praising its richness of detail to

create a blend between reality and fiction. Karen Taylor also provides a brief analysis of the

major themes and ideas of the novel.

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Taylors article provides a useful context and summary of the novel, aimed at an audience new but

interested in the book. The summary is brief but informing, inspiring interest in the reader yet keeping

them wanting more. While this summary is the highlight of the article, there is also a brief analysis

accurately describing the main themes of the novel; for a reader like a literary scholar. The author also

includes a short yet insightful review of the book, giving high praise for the author of the novels literary

competence. Therefore, the article provides good information on the book.