Jacques Menetrier, the son of a cookshop owner, finds his quiet life turned upside down when the wayward monk, Jerome Coignard, takes him under his tutelage. The pair soon find themselves in the employ of eccentric theorist M. DāAsterac, translating ancient documents on spirits of fire.
Soon, Jacques' new life is thrown into chaos when he is reunited with the beautiful Catherine, whereupon he enters a love triangle that threatens to bring his whole world tumbling down.
āThe Queen Pedauqueā (1892) is one of Anatole Franceās lesser-known works but holds its own as a hilarious and compelling tale. Philosophical and farcical in its own right, āThe Queen Pedaqueā is reminiscent of classic comedic philosophical novels that came after it, such as Iris Murdochās āUnder the Netā and Sartreās āThe Age of Reasonā.
A must-read for fans of Franceās work, or anyone hoping to read a true French Classic from a best selling Nobel Laureate.
FranƧois-Anatole Thibault (1844 ā 1924), better known as Anatole France, was a French journalist, poet, novelist, and Nobel laureate for literature. Spending much of his early life in his fatherās bookshop, France quickly rose to prominence as a respected author of over 25 works.
A French Classicist writer with a style reminiscent of Voltaire and FĆ©nĆ©lon, Franceās work has a strong preoccupation with scepticism and hedonism. He is best remembered for his classic French novels āLa RĆ“tisserie de la Reine PĆ©dauqueā (1893) and āLe Crime de Sylvestre Bonnardā (1881). Franceās works have had a historic legacy, and he is recognised today as one of Franceās most prominent authors.