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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813 EAN: 9780340822975 ISBN: 034082297X Label: Sceptre Manufacturer: Sceptre Number Of Pages: 304 Publication Date: July 05, 2004 Publisher: Sceptre Studio: Sceptre Related Items: Alternate Versions: Click to Display Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: In 18th-century France, a child is captured in the forests near Aveyron where he seems to have been living wild for seven years. Now 12 years old, the Wild Boy is put on public display as a freak, and finally handed over to the ambitious, emotionally repressed Doctor Itard, who is charged with educating the boy, whom he names Victor, and trying to discover the secrets of his strange, secret life. But Victor soon becomes a pawn in the raging debate about nature vs nurture, and Itard's attempts to civilise him bear little fruit. Instead, Victor seems drawn to Mme Guerin, his motherly guardian - and to her vivacious daughter, Julie, who is herself falling for Itard as he struggles to understand both Victor and his own confused emotions. Giving a vivid sense of the Revolutionary period, the novel brings to life through the stories of three fascinating characters a mysterious case that resonates in the modern day preoccupation with autism. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Absolutely IntriguingI picked this book up as an impulse purchase in Paris' airport. I needed something in English to read on the long journey home to Sacramento and, believe me, I wasn't disappointed! This book is a page turner and a wonderful insight into the minds of folks on a journey toward "civilizing" a child who spent most of his years in the wild. In real life, no one knows how and why Victor was sent to live in the wild; however, these were revolutionary times in France when people disappeared without a ... Read More 
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