| The Great and the Good | |
| Author: | Michel Déon |
| Title Orig: | La Cour des grands |
| Translator: | Julian Evans |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
| Publisher: | Éditions Gallimard |
| Pub Date: | 5 September 1996 |
| English Pub Date: | 10 January 2017 |
| Pages: | 352 |
| Isbn: | 9782070746064 |
The Great and the Good is a 1996 novel by the French writer Michel Déon. It tells the story of a Frenchman who is born to a poor widow, moves to the United States in the 1950s and becomes a wealthy stockbroker, before he returns to France.
The book received the Grand prix Jean Giono.[1]
The novel was published by éditions Gallimard on 5 September 1996. Upon the publication it was given a segment on France 3's literature program Un livre, un jour.[2] An English translation by Julian Evans is set to be published on 10 January 2017 through Gallic Books.[3]