About the book: 1980 / Jean Carriere is a modern French writer (born in 1928). His novel The Hawk of Mayeux, published in 1972, was awarded the Prix Goncourt. The novel takes place in one of the mountainous regions of France. This region is harsh, and the fate of the Raylan family, who settled high in the mountains, is tragic: unable to withstand the struggle with nature, father, mother, and eldest son die one after another. The novel is being translated into Russian for the first time.