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The summer boy : a novel / Philippe Besson ; translated from the French by Sam Taylor.
Van Pelt Library PQ2702.E84 S6513 2026
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Besson, Philippe, 1967- author.
- Standardized Title:
- Un soir d'été. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Gay teenagers--France--Fiction.
- Gay teenagers.
- Missing persons--Fiction.
- Missing persons.
- Tragedy--Fiction.
- Tragedy.
- France--20th century--Social life and customs--Fiction.
- France.
- LGBTQ+ youth.
- Genre:
- Gay fiction.
- LGBTQ+ fiction.
- LGBTQ+ romance fiction.
- Romance fiction.
- Coming-of-age fiction.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 198 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- First Scribner hardcover edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Scribner, 2026.
- Language Note:
- Translated from the French.
- Summary:
- "In the summer of 1985, on a scruffy resort island off the coast of France, six teenagers--five boys and one girl--band together for a final golden season before adulthood. Their days are drenched in sun and freedom, and their nights simmer with secrets, jealousy, and longing. Philippe is drawn to Nicolas, the quiet new boy who sees him in a way that no one else does. As their bond deepens, part of Nicolas remains unreachable--and then a sudden tragedy brings everything to a brutal end." -- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Originally published in France in 2024 by Éditions Julliard as Un soir d'été.
- ISBN:
- 9781668204047
- 1668204045
- OCLC:
- 1593104802
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