This large and beautiful "best seller", timeless and endlessly reprinted for over fifty years, will address not ultimately so much to children or young adolescents, at least not exclusively, but also to adults. This is a powerful and tragic story of a different depth than the stories of African beasts of Mahuzier or reports on the life of animals. However, the habit is now dedicated to this beautiful book in the hands of younger (as is done with "Meaulnes" of Alain-Fournier, which is however impenetrable they most often ... while his proofreading to adulthood is an ecstasy). Kessel The verb here is strong as always, the same wood as this great person, emigrated Russian Jew, companion of the Liberation, hero of Free France, co-author with his nephew Maurice Druon singing supporters, academician. A lion!