About the book: 1996 / Jean Giraudoux - classic of French literature (1882–1944), author of more than 30 works of different genres, brilliant stylist, keen-eyed, witty observer, paradoxical thinker . In Russia, Giraudoux is better known as a playwright - six of his plays have been published. The novel "Eglantine" is part of a unique four-volume family chronicle dedicated to the noble Fontrange family, their friends and acquaintances. One of these novels - "The Liar" - was published by the publishing house "MIK" in 1994. “Eglantine” deals with events that preceded those described in “The Liar.” The work is published in Russian for the first time.