An existential detective story by one of France's most celebrated contemporary authors, set in a mid-nineteenth century mountain village, now available in English for the first time. "A King Alone" takes place in a secluded Alpine village, isolated from the outside world by rugged mountains and long winters where the ground is blanketed with snow and the sky with clouds. During one such winter, villagers begin to vanish mysteriously. The village is soon gripped by fear, which turns to relief and eager anticipation with the arrival of the outsider Langlois, who comes to investigate. However, what he uncovers leaves no one feeling safe, and when he returns to the village a few years later, now tasked with protecting it from wolves, it stirs up those unsettling memories. Langlois, a man of few words, regal demeanor, and military precision, both puzzles and captivates the villagers, whose varied reactions to him drive Jean Giono's increasingly intense narrative. This novel about a small community at...
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