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Les Amitiés particulières isn’t just a story about forbidden love in a Catholic boarding school. It’s a masterfully constructed exploration of innocence, manipulation, institutional power, and the tragic consequences of repression. Peyrefitte weaves together multiple narrative threads to create what André Gide recognized as a timeless work of literature. This overview will give you a … Read more

When Roger Peyrefitte published Les Amitiés particulières in 1944, he wasn’t just telling a story about forbidden love in a Catholic boarding school. He was capturing two distinct historical moments: the rigid world of 1920s French Catholic education where his story unfolds, and the tumultuous final year of World War II when his book emerged … Read more