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Victor
A Novel Based on the Life of the Savage of Aveyron
By Gerstein, Mordicai
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-37438-142-4
- Publisher
- New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 1998
Gr 9-Up Based on the true story of a feral child captured in Revolutionary-era France and the doctor who attempted to civilize him, Victor offers an intense and intelligent look at the nature of humanity. Caught initially by two woodcutters in rural Aveyron, the boy is sent to Paris where he is studied and an attempt is made to teach him to communicate. Young Dr. Itard dubs his charge Victor, and sees in him an opportunity to prove that "the savage" is neither an idiot, nor incapable of "learning" humanity. He begins a rigorous regimen of experiments to awak...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
