The Safety Matches
 First edition (French) | |
| Author | Robert Sabatier |
|---|---|
| Original title | Les Allumettes suédoises |
| Translator | Patsy Southgate |
| Language | French |
| Publisher | Albin Michel |
Publication date | 1969 |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1972 |
| ISBN | 0-525-19595-5 |
The Safety Matches (French title: Les Allumettes suédoises), also translated under the title The Match Boy, is a novel by Robert Sabatier, published in 1969 by Albin Michel and translated into English by Patsy Southgate in 1972.[1][2]
It is the first volume of an autobiographical series whose main character is a boy named Olivier.
An immediate best-seller, the book was adapted for French TV by Jacques Ertaud in 1995.
References
- ^ Catalogue entry of the American edition, National Library of Australia. Accessed 14 July 2013
- ^ Catalogue entry of the British edition, National Library of Australia. Accessed 14 July 2013