Uranus (translated as The Barkeep of Blémont) is a French novel by Marcel Aymé published in 1948.
[1][2] It is the third book in a trilogy which covers the pre-war, war, and post-war periods in France.
The third book, Uranus, focuses on post-war France and the purge: the social cleansing which sought to discipline collaborators.
[3] The true hero of the book, who is also the victim, is Léopold – owner of a coffee shop who discovers his passion for Jean Racine and for Andromaque thanks to lessons which, due to bombings of the school, must now take place in his establishment.
[4] Le Chemin des écoliers was adapted as the film Way of Youth by Michel Boisrond in 1959.