Little Boy Lost
by Marghanita Laskiliterary work· published 1949
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Little Boy Lost is a dramatic novel by Marghanita Laski that was published in 1949. It was republished in 2001 by Persephone Books. The novel focuses on Hilary Wainwright, an English man, on the search for his lost son in the ruins of post-war France. Hilary at first resents the child he finds because it interferes with memories of his late wife. A motion picture version of the same title starring Bing Crosby was released in 1953. In 1949 Kirkus Reviews found Little Boy Lost "An inescapably affecting story where sentiment is edged by bitterness", while in 2001 Nicholas Lezard of The Guardian wrote "If you like a novel that expertly puts you through the wringer, this is the one." and "This is haunting stuff." Little Boy Lost at Persephone Books
Adaptations (1)
Little Boy Lost was adapted into a 1953 film.
Little Boy Lost1953 · film · 95 min · dir. George Seaton · IMDb ↗IMDb6.9A war correspondent who was stationed in Paris during WW II married a French girl who was murdered by the Nazis. After the war he returns to to try to find his son, whom he lost during a bombing raid but has been told is living in an orphanage in Paris.
