Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of Contents ix
3. Preface xi
4. Acknowledgments xvi
5. 1. Vendredi: Tournier's Utopian Vision 1
6. 2. Le Roi des aulnes: The Quest for Meaning 25
7. 3. Les Météores: Uniting Heaven and Earth 47
8. 4. Essays, Sketches, and Commentaries: Tournier as Autobiographer, Teacher, and Critic 75
9. 5. The Short Fiction 97
10. 6. Gaspard, Melchior et Balthazar: In Search of Christ 123
11. 7. La Goutte d'or: Images and Signs 147
12. 8. An Interview with Michel Tournier: 'T Write Because I have Something to Say" 173
13. Works by Michel Tournier 195
14. Works Consulted 201
15. Index 219