The Lion
(French: Le Lion
), a novel by French author Joseph Kessel, is the story of a girl and her lion.
The novel was translated into English by Peter Green. [1]
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Plot summary
Patricia has a rare gift to communicate with
animals, and thinks she can control everything. She is popular with both animals and
people. The story is narrated through a
French man on a visit to
Kenya. The plot of the story revolves around the
friendship between Patricia and a
lion called King, whom Patricia raised since he was a cub.
Ouriounga, a
teenage Masai, who wishes to
marry Patricia, decides to prove his worth by killing a lion to gain her respect, as is custom in his
tribe. However the lion he chooses is King. Patricia's father shoots King in order to protect Ouriounga from certain
death. With her
idealistic view of the African
savanna crushed, Patricia finally gives in to everyone's demands and leaves with the narrator to attend a
boarding school in
Nairobi.
Movie adaption
Irene and
Louis Kamp adapted the novel for the screenplay of a 1962 movie of the same title starring
William Holden,
Trevor Howard,
Capucine and
Pamela Franklin.
[2]
References
- Books: The Lass Who Loved a Lion, review in Time magazine, 22 June 1959
- The Lion (1962) at IMDb