''The Long Holiday'' (1946; French: ''Les grandes vacances'') is a French novel by

Francis Ambrière Francis Ambrière (27 September 1907 – 1 July 1998) was a French author who was selected for the Prix Goncourt in 1940, for his book ''Les Grandes Vacances''; the prize was awarded in 1946 because of World War II. He was born in Paris. Biograp ...

that chronicles the lives of French prisoners of war between 1940 and 1945. It was first published in 1946 and in that year was also awarded the 1940 Prix Goncourt, which previously had been missed because of the German invasion of France. The novel was translated in 1948 by Elaine P. Halperin as ''The Long Holiday''. It was reissued in a definitive version in 1956 entitled ''Les Grandes Vacances, 1939-1945''.

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''The Long Holiday''
at Internet Archive 1946 French novels Novels set during World War II World War II memoirs Memoirs of imprisonment Prix Goncourt winning works {{1940s-WWII-novel-stub