Meaulnes it-Twil / Le Grand Meaulnes by Alain - Fournier

Meaulnes it-Twil ​/ Le Grand Meaulnes​ hu rumanz famuż Franċiż ta' Alain-Fournier li deher għall-ewwel darba fl-1913.

Wara li ħarab mill-iskola, Wistin Meaulnes, imlaqqam it-Twil minn sħabu tal-iskola ta' Sant' Agata, jintilef u jsib ruħu wara nżul ix-xemx f'dominju mwarrab, f'nofs il-kampanja, imżejjen b'lanterni kkuluriti, fejn kienet qed titħejja festa misterjuża u karnivaleska. Ma kellux għażla ħlief li jitħallat mal-folla tal-mistednin. X'kienu qed jagħmlu hemm f'nofs il-foresta dawn in-nies kollha? X'ra u ma' min ltaqa' Meaulnes fil-jumejn li qatta' fid-dominju misterjuż? Għaliex din l-avventura kellha taqliblu ħajtu ta' taħt fuq?

‍‍Meaulnes it-Twil ​/ Le Grand Meaulnes​ is the Maltese translation of the famous novel of Alain-Fournier. Here the author narrates his story as a folkloristic tale which pleases the young and the old alike, taking the reader into an imaginary world filled with fantasy, love and nostalgia for the lost past.