pp osing ▁Sh ore ▁( Le ▁Riv age ▁des ▁S yr tes , ▁ 1 9 5 1 ) ▁is ▁Jul ien ▁G rac q ' s ▁most ▁famous ▁novel . ▁ ▁A ▁novel ▁of ▁waiting , ▁it ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁an ▁old ▁for tr ess ▁close ▁to ▁a ▁sea ▁which ▁defines ▁the ▁ancest ral ▁border ▁between ▁the ▁st agn ant ▁princip ality ▁of ▁Or sen na ▁and ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁its ▁ar chen emy , ▁the ▁myster ious ▁F arg h est an . ▁Its ▁lon ely ▁characters ▁are ▁caught ▁in ▁a ▁no ▁man ' s ▁land , ▁waiting ▁for ▁something ▁to ▁happen ▁and ▁wondering ▁whether ▁something ▁should ▁be ▁done ▁to ▁bring ▁about ▁change , ▁particularly ▁when ▁change ▁may ▁mean ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁civil is ations . ▁ ▁Works ▁Au ▁château ▁d ' Arg ol , ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁( nov el ) ▁( English ▁translation : ▁The ▁Castle ▁of ▁Arg ol ) ▁Un ▁be au ▁t éné bre ux , ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁( nov el ) ▁( English ▁translation : ▁A ▁Dark ▁Str anger ) ▁Libert é ▁grande , ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁( po etry ) ▁Le ▁Ro i ▁p ê che ur , ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁( play ) ▁André ▁Bre ton , ▁quelques ▁aspects ▁de ▁l ' é criv ain , ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁( crit ique ) ▁La ▁L itt érature ▁à ▁l ' est om ac , ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁Le ▁Riv age ▁des