The Boys

This novel, set mostly during 1912 and 1913, sees the adolescent Alban de Bricoule as a day pupil attending the Catholic boarding school of Notre Dame du Parc in Paris. The plot, such as it is, revolves around Alban's intense relationship, romantic or platonic, with a younger boy, Serge Souplier, and the jealousy that one of the priests feels for their closeness. 

The basis for Montherlant's novel is autobiographical but is also based on his previous work, "La Ville dont le prince est un enfant" in which the same priest can be seen in a similar situation. There is also a film based on the work.