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''Moi, Antoine de Tounens, roi de Patagonie'' is a 1981 novel by the French writer
Jean Raspail Jean Raspail (, 5 July 1925 – 13 June 2020) was a French author, traveler, and explorer. Many of his books are about historical figures, exploration and indigenous peoples. He was a recipient of the prestigious French literary awards Grand Pri ...
. It tells the story of the French adventurer
Orélie-Antoine de Tounens Orélie-Antoine de Tounens (born Antoine Tounens) (12 May 1825 – 17 September 1878) was a French lawyer and adventurer who proclaimed by two decrees on November 17, 1860 and November 20, 1860 that Araucanía and Patagonia did not depend of an ...
, who in 1860 declared the independence of the
Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia The Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia ( es, Reino de la Araucanía y de la Patagonia; french: Royaume d'Araucanie et de Patagonie, sometimes referred to as ''New France'') was an unrecognized state declared by two ordinances on November 17, 18 ...
, located in South America, where he held the title of king for the next 18 years. The sovereignty of the country was not respected by Chile and Argentina, whose authorities regarded Tounens as insane. The title of the book means "I, Antoine de Tounens, King of Patagonia". The novel was published on 2 May 1981 through éditions Albin Michel. It received the 1981
Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française Le Grand Prix du Roman is a French literary award, created in 1914, and given each year by the Académie française. Along with the Prix Goncourt The Prix Goncourt (french: Le prix Goncourt, , ''The Goncourt Prize'') is a prize in French litera ...
. It was the basis for the 1990 film ''Le roi de Patagonie'', starring Frédéric van den Driessche and Omar Sharif.


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1981 in literature This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1981. Events *May 31 – The burning of Jaffna Public Library in Sri Lanka is begun by a mob of police and government-sponsored paramilitaries. They destroy over ...
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French literature French literature () generally speaking, is literature written in the French language, particularly by citizens of France; it may also refer to literature written by people living in France who speak traditional languages of France other than F ...


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''Moi, Antoine de Tounens, roi de Patagonie''
at the publisher's website 1981 French novels Biographical novels French novels adapted into films French-language novels Novels by Jean Raspail Novels set in France Novels set in South America Novels set in the 1850s Novels set in the 1860s Novels set in the 1870s Éditions Albin Michel books {{1980s-bio-novel-stub