The Erl-King (novel)
| Author | Michel Tournier |
|---|---|
| Original title | Le Roi des aulnes |
| Translator | Barbara Bray |
| Language | French |
| Publisher | Éditions Gallimard |
Publication date | 9 September 1970 |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1972 |
| Pages | 395 |
| ISBN | 2-07-010627-6 |
The Erl-King (French: Le Roi des aulnes) is a 1970 novel by the French writer Michel Tournier. It was published in 1972 in an English translation by Barbara Bray as both The Erl-King and The Ogre. The novel received the Prix Goncourt. The 1996 film The Ogre, directed by Volker Schlöndorff, is based on the novel.
Currently it is published in the United Kingdom by Atlantic Books.