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1988 book by Jean Raspail

Blue Island
First edition
Author	Jean Raspail
Original title	L'Île bleue
Translator	Jeremy Leggatt
Language	French
Publisher	Éditions Robert Laffont
Publication date	1988
Publication place	France
Published in English	1991
Pages	244
ISBN	9782221056592

Blue Island (French: L'Île bleue) is a 1988 novel by the French writer Jean Raspail. The narrative is set in Touraine during World War II, where a charismatic boy gathers his friends on an island, where they play war games which become increasingly more interlinked with reality. The book was published in English in 1991, translated by Jeremy Leggatt.

The book was adapted into the 2001 television film L'Île bleue. The film was directed by Nadine Trintignant.

Reception

Kirkus Reviews described the books as "a touching story about coming of age under less-than-ideal circumstances. ... he dovetailing here of adolescent bravado and cynicism with historical drama makes for a mostly satisfying mixture." Publishers Weekly called it a "spellbinding fable", and wrote that "this is no myth-like Lord of the Flies. Contemporary history is an ever-present element, as German troops advance, France falls apart, the government evacuates Paris and refugees flood the countryside. ... Raspail (Who Will Remember the People) narrowly avoids sentimentality in this powerful depiction of an end to innocence and illusion."

References

Blue Island : a novel. OCLC 22507271. Retrieved 2015-04-25 – via WorldCat.
"L'Ile bleue". AlloCiné (in French). Retrieved 2015-04-25.
Staff writer (1991-03-15). "Blue Island by Jean Raspail". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
Staff writer (1991). "Fiction Book Review: Blue Island by Jean Raspail". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2015-04-25.

v t e Works by Jean Raspail
Novels	Welcome, Honourable Visitors The Camp of the Saints Le Jeu du Roi Moi, Antoine de Tounens, roi de Patagonie Who Will Remember the People... Blue Island Sire Sept cavaliers L'Anneau du pêcheur Le Roi au-delà de la mer Les Royaumes de Borée
Non-fiction	Adiós, Tierra del Fuego En canot sur les chemins d'eau du Roi

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