The Erl-King (novel)
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The Erl-King (French: Le Roi des aulnes) is a 1970 novel by the French writer Michel Tournier. It is also known as The Ogre. It tells the story of a man who recruits children to be Nazis in the belief that he is protecting them. The novel received the Prix Goncourt.[1] The 1996 film The Ogre, directed by Volker Schlöndorff, is based on the novel.
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Author | Michel Tournier |
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Original title | Le Roi des aulnes |
Translator | Barbara Bray |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Publisher | Éditions Gallimard |
Publication date | 9 September 1970 |
Published in English | 1972 |
Pages | 395 |
ISBN | 2-07-010627-6 |
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