Le Lion

E563516

Le Lion is a 1958 adventure novel by Joseph Kessel set in Kenya, exploring the bond between a young girl and a wild lion against the backdrop of colonial Africa and Maasai culture.

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Le Lion canonical 1
The Lion 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
author Joseph Kessel NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
featuresCulture Maasai culture
genre adventure fiction
children's literature
hasAuthorNationality French
hasForm prose
hasISBN unknown
hasMediaType print
hasSubject Maasai people NERFINISHED
colonialism in Africa
coming-of-age
wildlife in Africa
hasTitleInOriginalLanguage Le Lion NERFINISHED
literaryPeriod 20th-century literature
mainCharacter a young girl
mainTheme bond between a child and a wild animal
clash between traditional culture and colonial world
human–animal relationship
narrativePerspective first-person narrative
notableCharacter a wild lion
originalLanguage French
placeOfFirstPublication France NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1958
settingContext colonial Africa
settingLocation Kenya NERFINISHED
settingRegion East Africa NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfSetting mid-20th century

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Joseph Kessel notableWork Le Lion
Youssou N’Dour notableWork Le Lion
this entity surface form: The Lion