The Great and the Good
{{short description|1996 novel by Michel Déon}}
{{Infobox book|
| name = The Great and the Good
| image = The Great and the Good.jpg| image_caption =
| author = Michel Déon
| title_orig = La Cour des grands
| translator = Julian Evans
| country = France
| language = French
| publisher = Éditions Gallimard
| pub_date = 5 September 1996
| english_pub_date = 10 January 2017
| pages = 352
| isbn = 9782070746064
}}
The Great and the Good ({{Langx|fr|La Cour des grands}}) is a 1996 novel by the French writer Michel Déon. It tells the story of a Frenchman who is born to a poor widow, moves to the United States in the 1950s and becomes a wealthy stockbroker, before he returns to France.
The book received the Grand prix Jean Giono.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fondation-pb-ysl.net/fr/Prix-Jean-Giono-538.html|title=Prix Jean Giono|language=French|work=fondation-pb-ysl.net|publisher=Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent|accessdate=2015-05-14}}
Publication
The novel was published by éditions Gallimard on 5 September 1996. Upon the publication it was given a segment on France 3's literature program Un livre, un jour.{{Cite web|last=Barrot|first=Olivier|date=1996-10-01|url=http://www.ina.fr/video/CPC96006729|title=Michel Déon : La cour des grands|language=French|work=Un livre, un jour|publisher=France 3|accessdate=2015-05-13}} An English translation by Julian Evans is set to be published on 10 January 2017 through Gallic Books.{{Cite web|url=http://belgraviabooks.com/product/the-great-and-the-good?i=1|title=The Great and the Good|publisher=Gallic Books|accessdate=2016-12-29}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.gallimard.fr/Catalogue/GALLIMARD/Blanche/La-Cour-des-grands Publicity page] at the French publisher's website {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://belgraviabooks.com/product/the-great-and-the-good?i=1 Publicity page] at the British publisher's website
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Category:French-language novels