Gilles & Jeanne: A Novel () is a 1983 novella by Michel Tournier, published by Éditions Gallimard. It was translated into English by Alan Sheridan, and this translation was published by Grove Weidenfeld in the United States, and by Methuen Publishing in the United Kingdom.
Tournier categorized the work as a "récit".
Story
In the work, Gilles de Rais is in love with Joan of Arc, who presents herself in a masculine style. After Joan dies, Gilles begins to victimize and murder boys, and faces execution for doing so.
Reception Publishers Weekly described the work as being "fervent and striking".
Galen Strawson, in The Observer, criticized the translation, stating that it weakens the text and that it makes many mistakes. Strawson stated that the "extremely poor" translation ought to "be withdrawn immediately."
References
Further reading Works in English: - Part of the Fourth International Conference of the International Society for the Study of European Ideas, Workshop 45 : Representations of the Middle Ages in Contemporary Literature.
Stivale, Charles J. (1991). "Nomad Love and the War-Machine: Michel Tournier's 'Gilles et Jeanne'" SubStance, Vol. 20, No. 2, Issue 65, pp. 44–59.
Works in French - #330, 221 total pages, Chapter 9 - Profile - Document #435, Chapter 5, book has 210 pages in total - PDF - Abstract available in English
External links Gilles & Jeanne: A Novel at the Internet Archive Gilles & Jeanne: Récit at the Internet Archive Gilles & Jeanne (Hors série Littérature) - Éditions Gallimard Gilles & Jeanne (Folio) - Éditions Gallimard