His posting is near the River Meuse, close to the Belgian frontier and the Forest of Ardennes. Grange has been called up from the reserves at the beginning of World War II. Indeed, the opening recalls both the opening of both Au château d’Argol (The Castle of Argol) and Le Rivage des Syrtes (The Opposing Shore), with the hero arriving at his destination, passing through a dense and often threatening forest. The novel starts in the usual Gracq way, with an imposing landscape, with a dense forest and imposing cliff, as Lieutenant Grange is going by train to his posting. Home » France » Julien Gracq » Un balcon en forêt (A Balcony in the Forest) Julien Gracq: Un balcon en forêt (A Balcony in the Forest)Īfter the success of Le Rivage des Syrtes (The Opposing Shore) (for which he won but declined the Prix Goncourt), Julien Gracq’s next novel was much shorter, based on his wartime experiences and was not such a success.
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