Le Petit Garcon

New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, 1992. A clean, square, tight copy. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped (23.00). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. "First printing, 1992" is so stated on the copyright page. This novel of WW2 was nominated for the prestigious Prix Goncourt, the second of the author's four books to be so honored. Bound in the original cream-color boards, with a blue cloth spine lettered in shiny gold. From the Dust Jacket: "Set in a small town in southwestern France, LE PETIT GARCON is the endearing story of a boy's coming-of-age during World War II. The youngest of seven children, who record the crucial events and comical characters in their lives in a hallowed family album -- whether it's Furbaire, who rolled his r's, Michigot with his wig, or Dr. Sucre with his bicycle clips -- the little boy quickly learns the importance of compassion in an increasingly intolerant world. As the Nazis occupy the provinces, the little boy's home becomes a safe house for Jewish refugees. There are rumors of deportations, chilling cases of collaboration, heroic stories of the Resistance, and the grisly evidence of reprisals. Through the remarkable example of his father, the little boy comes to distinguish right from wrong, good from evil, and to appreciate the need for thought in action and for experience as the criterion of judgment. A tender, warmhearted novel about a young boy's moral awakening, LE PETIT GARCON memorably captures the essence and struggle of a small town in war-torn France." . First Printing of the First U.S. Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition./Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. (x), 259pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. First Printing of the First U.S. Edition.…