"Les poulets" is an easy-to-understand text, written from the point of view of an incorruptible observer of the strictly hierarchical French society of the XIX century. Century. The Comtesse de Ségur (1799-1874) describes the coexistence of man and animal, master and servant, father and daughter in a clear and unobtrusive way, but clearly taking a stand. Her unorthodox style made her a bestselling author of her time.

 "A French classic, to be discovered for the first time in Germany."