Who This Author Is

Jean Anouilh has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 45 catalog-linked books across 1948 to 2007, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Fantasy & Sci-Fi.

Best for readers who want imaginative settings, series momentum, and clearer jumping-in spots. If you want the easiest first click, start with Ardèle, ou, La marguerite and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1948 to 2007; the most common copies on this page tend to come from La Table ronde and Gallimard.

Best Place To Start

Ardèle, ou, La marguerite

la Table ronde • 1998 • quick commitment

It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Fantasy & Sci-Fi entry points • common used copies from La Table ronde and Gallimard

Genres and themes: Fantasy & Sci-Fi

Who this author is best for: readers who want imaginative settings, series momentum, and clearer jumping-in spots

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1948 to 2007; the most common copies on this page tend to come from La Table ronde and Gallimard.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Ardèle, ou, La marguerite

    la Table ronde • 1998 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 124 pages.

  2. Léocadia

    la Table ronde • 1984 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1984 • 147 pages.

  3. Ornifle ou le Courant d'air

    la Table ronde • 1955 • standard commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

  4. La Valse des Toréadors

    la Table ronde • 1952 • standard commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1952 • 197 pages.

  5. Time Remembered

    Kessinger Publishing, LLC • 2007 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 124 pages.

  6. La Sauvage

    Hatier • 2000 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2000 • 125 pages.

  7. Les Poissons Rouges Ou Mon Pere Ce Hero

    Gallimard French • 1998 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1998 • 156 pages.

  8. Anouilh Plays 2

    A&C Black • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 266 pages.

  9. Five Plays: Antigone, Eurydice, The Ermine, The Rehearsal, Romeo and Jeannette (Five Plays)

    Farrar Straus & Giroux • 1990 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1990 • 280 pages.

  10. Le Scénario

    Gallimard • 1984 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1984 • 190 pages.

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