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The Wind Spirit: An Autobiography (French: Le Vent Paraclet) is a 1977 autobiography by Michel Tournier.

It was published in English in 1988 by Beacon Press.

In addition to autobiographical details, the author also describes aspects of the creation and conception of his works.

Reception

Kirkus Reviews stated that people following Tournier were the most likely audience for the work; the reviewer for the publication concluded the work was "sociable".

Publishers Weekly described the work as "powerful yet graceful", and that people reading it will "rethink their assumptions" about the author and his work.

References

^ "THE WIND SPIRIT: An Autobiography". Kirkus Reviews. 1988-10-15. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
^ "The Wind Spirit: An Autobiography". Publishers Weekly. 1988-01-01. Retrieved 2024-06-23.

External links

The Wind Spirit at the Internet Archive
Le Vent Paraclet at the Internet Archive (in French)
Le Vent Paraclet - Éditions Gallimard (in French)

v t e Works by Michel Tournier, adaptations, and books about Tournier
Novels	Friday, or, The Other Island (1967) The Erl-King (a.k.a. The Ogre, 1970) Gemini (1975) The Four Wise Men (1980) Gilles & Jeanne (1983) The Golden Droplet (1985) Eleazar, Exodus to the West (1996)
Short stories	The Fetishist (1978) The Midnight Love Feast (1989)
Essays	The Wind Spirit (1977) The Mirror of Ideas (1994)
Film adaptations	The Ogre (1996)
Related	Michel Tournier (1995, edited by Worton) Michel Tournier (1996, by Gascoigne) Michel Tournier: Le Coq de bruyère (1996, by Redfern)
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