Friday or Wild Life

Michel Tournier (1924-2016) — a French writer and philosopher, winner of the Prix Goncourt in 1970. Tournier interpreted classical plots in his own way, offering the reader a chance to view the dogmatic interpretations from a new angle.
The classic «Robinson... Crusoe» — the story of a shipwrecked man who decides to build a familiar world on a deserted island. But what if Robinson abandoned this idea? And instead of recreating the lost civilization, he would be forced to trust Friday and learn the way of life of the savages?
In France alone, over 8 million copies of this book have been sold. It is recommended for reading in schools by the French Ministry of Education. People around the world study the French language and literature through it and master another, more important science — the science of living in harmony with nature, in harmony with others, and at peace with oneself.