In 1967 Tournier published his first book, Vendredi ou les Limbes du Pacifique, a retelling of Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, for which he was awarded the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française.
În 1967 Tournier a publicat prima sa carte, Vendredi ou les Limbes du Pacifique, o repovestire a romanului Robinson Crusoe de Daniel Defoe, pentru care a fost distins cu Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française.