Thomas et l'Infini

by Michel Déon

Comment supporter la maladie et la souffrance ? Thomas a trouvé le remède : il faut dessiner un paysage qui ressemble à une île, accepter qu'un fantôme devienne votre meilleur ami, s'inventer un autre monde dans lequel les animaux, même sauvages, vous regardent d'un oeil câlin. Reste la question pour laquelle Thomas attend une réponse : "L'infini. Où ça s'arrête, l'infini ?" Vous allez pouvoir chercher avec lui.L'accompagnement pédagogique aborde des questions de technique narrative (la mise en place de l'action, le rythme du récit) et déchiffre l'humour du texte. Un groupement de textes est proposé sur le rite initiatique. Une interview exclusive de Michel Déon ainsi que l'étude d'une page de son manuscrit éclairent sur la pratique de l'écriture.Roman (XXᵉ siècle) recommandé pour les classes de sixième. Texte intégral.

152 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published October 1, 2009

About the author

Michel Déon was a French novelist and playwright. He adopted the nom de plume Michel Déon, and made it his official name in octobre 1965. He has published over 50 works and is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Prix Interallié for his 1970 novel, Les Poneys sauvages (The Wild Ponies). Déon's 1973 novel Un taxi mauve received the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française. His novels have been translated into numerous languages.

In 1978, Déon was elected to the Académie française. Déon is an affiliate member of the Portuguese Academy of Science and Letters. He is a doctor honoris causa at the universities of Athens and Ireland. He is also an honorary citizen of Nice, Aix-en-Provence, and Antibes. His works have been translated into many languages.

Déon and his wife Chantal raised their two children, Alice and Alexandre, on the small Greek island of Spetsai. When the children reached school age in 1968, France was in a state of upheaval. The Déon family settled in Ireland. For over forty years, Déon and his family have made Ireland their home, raising Chantal's fifty horses.

Reviews

[Bahman Bahman · Rating 3 out of 5]

ye adstane koodakane ke be nazarm bishtar monasebe bozorgtarast:)

[Monika · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very famous French story about sick boy who is escaping from his sickness to the Dream World. It's very touching, because a reader almost from the beginning is aware how this story will end and that it is unavoidable.