Blue Island (novel)

Blue Island (French: L'Île bleue) is a 1988 novel by the French writer Jean Raspail. The narrative is set in Touraine during World War II, where a charismatic boy gathers his friends on an island, where they play war games which become increasingly more interlinked with reality. The book was published in English in 1991, translated by Jeremy Leggatt.

Blue Island
First edition
AuthorJean Raspail
Original titleL'Île bleue
TranslatorJeremy Leggatt
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
PublisherÉditions Robert Laffont
Publication date
1988
Published in English
1991
Pages244
ISBN9782221056592

The book was adapted into the 2001 television film L'Île bleue. The film was directed by Nadine Trintignant.

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