The Erl-King

by Michel Tournier · first published 1970

The Erl-King (French: Le Roi des aulnes) is a 1970 novel by the French writer Michel Tournier. It was published in 1972 in an English translation by Barbara Bray as both The Erl-King and The Ogre. The novel received the Prix Goncourt. The 1996 film The Ogre, directed by Volker Schlöndorff, is based on the novel.

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Genre:

Historical fiction

Original language:

French

Year page:

1970