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Forbidden Games – Jeux interdits, 1947

 (spoiler alert: this blog post reveals details and the end of the story!) Boyer’s Jeux interdits, published by Editions de Minuit in 1947, is a comparatively short novel with a turbulent history. With its length of only 150 pages (1968 Denoël edition), it might even be better described as a novella. Its protagonists are 9-year-old […]

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Synopses (books)

Forbidden Games – Synopsis of the Novel (1947)

(spoiler alert: this blog post reveals details and the end of the story!) Boyer’s Jeux interdits, published by Editions de Minuit in 1947, is a comparatively short novel with a turbulent history. With its length of only 150 pages (1968 Denoël edition), it might even be better described as a novella. Its protagonists are 9-year-old […]