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Giono
Jean Giono (30 March 1895 – 8 October 1970) was a French writer who wrote works of fiction mostly set in the Provence region of France. First period Jean Giono was born to a family of modest means, his father a cobbler of Piedmontese descent and his mother a laundry woman. He spent the majority of his life in Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Forced by family needs to leave school at the age of sixteen and get a job in a bank, he nevertheless continued to read voraciously, in particular the great classic works of literature including the Bible, Homer's '' Iliad'', the works of Virgil, and the ''Tragiques'' of Agrippa d'Aubigné. He continued to work at the bank until he was called up for military service at the outbreak of World War I, and the horrors he experienced on the front lines turned him into an ardent and lifelong pacifist. In 1919, he returned to the bank, and a year later, married a childhood friend with whom he had two children. Following the success of his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Un Roi Sans Divertissement
''Un roi sans divertissement'' (lit. "''a king without distraction''"), published in English as A King Alone, is a 1947 novel by the French writer Jean Giono. The narrative is set between 1843 and 1848 in the French Prealps and follows a police officer who discovers unpleasant truths about himself during a murder investigation. It was the first book by Giono to be published after World War II and marks the beginning of a new phase in the author's oeuvre. The book was the basis for the 1963 film ''A King Without Distraction ''A King Without Distraction'' () is a 1963 French mystery film directed by François Leterrier, starring Claude Giraud and Colette Renard. The story is set in the winter of 1843 and follows a police captain who investigates the disappearance of s ...'', directed by François Leterrier from a screenplay by Giono. Origin Jean Giono was a pacifist and had participated in the journal '' La Gerbe'' which was seen with suspicion after World War II. He was imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan Trilogy
The Pan trilogy (french: Trilogie de Pan) consists of three novels by the French writer Jean Giono, published in 1929–1930. The stand-alone stories are set in Provence and revolve the struggles of the peasant population. Two of the novels were made into films in the 1930s by Marcel Pagnol. Background The god Pan (god), Pan first occurred in Jean Giono's works in the 1924 poetry collection ''Accompagné de la flûte''. He is then mentioned in Giono's private correspondence, appears in his first written novel ''Naissance de l'Odyssée'', and was the subject of an unpublished magazine article in the 1920s. Further, Giono referred to Walt Whitman, an author he admired, as the "American Pan". Giono wrote the Pan trilogy while working as a bank clerk in his native Manosque, northern Provence. The stories were inspired by the author's reading of ancient Greek and Roman literature. Stories The Pan trilogy consists of the three novels ''Colline'' (1929), ''Lovers Are Never Losers'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colline
''Colline'' is a 1929 novel by the French writer Jean Giono. It has also been published as ''Hill of Destiny''. It tells the story of a small hamlet in Provence where the superstitious residents struggle against nature, as their settlement is struck by several misfortunes. ''Colline'' was Giono's debut novel. It is the first installment in the author's Pan trilogy; it was followed by the standalone novels ''Lovers are Never Losers'' and ''Second Harvest Second Harvest is Canada's largest food rescue charitable organization. Second Harvest works with thousands of food businesses from across the supply chain to reduce the amount of edible food going to waste. This model helps redirect surplus fo ...''. Plot A wild boar enters a village by the Lure mountain range. The villagers try to kill the boar but it manages to escape. The local spring goes dry which causes unrest. At the same time, the bedridden, paralysed village elder Janet begins to speak incomprehensibly. Other mis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Harvest (novel)
''Second Harvest'' () is a 1930 novel by the French writer Jean Giono. The narrative is set in a nearly abandoned village, where the last heir succeeds to find love in a woman who saves him from a river. The book was published in English in 1939 as ''Harvest'', in 1967 as ''Regain'' and in 1999 as ''Second Harvest''. It was the basis for the 1937 film ''Harvest'' directed by Marcel Pagnol. Reception ''Publishers Weekly ''Publishers Weekly'' (''PW'') is an American weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. Published continuously since 1872, it has carried the tagline, "The International News Magazine of B ...'' wrote in 1999: "Giono invests his prose with stunning descriptions of the countryside and lyrical evocations of the majestic seasons ('Spring clung to his shoulders like a big cat'). The couple's romance is practical and their partnership utilitarian, but Giono renders their love lavish as they make a life where the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovers Are Never Losers
''Lovers Are Never Losers'' () is a 1929 novel by the French writer Jean Giono. It tells a love story set in rural France in the early 20th century. It is the standalone second entry in Giono's Pan trilogy; it was preceded by ''Colline'' and followed by ''Second Harvest (novel), Second Harvest''. It was published in English in 1931, translated by Jacques Le Clercq. Adaptation The novel was the basis for the 1934 French film ''Angèle (film), Angèle''. The film was directed by Marcel Pagnol and stars Orane Demazis, Fernandel and Henri Poupon. A Turkish adaptation directed by Ömer Lütfi Akad was released in 1957 as ''Kara Talih''. References {{Jean Giono 1929 French novels French novels adapted into films French-language novels Novels by Jean Giono Éditions Grasset books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Horseman On The Roof (novel)
''The Horseman on the Roof'' (orig. French ''Le Hussard sur le toit'') is a 1951 adventure novel written by Jean Giono. It tells the story of Angelo Pardi, a young Italian carbonaro colonel of hussars, caught up in the 1832 cholera epidemic in Provence. In 1995, it was made into a film of the same name directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau Jean-Paul Rappeneau (born 8 April 1932) is a French film director and screenwriter. Career He started out in film as an assistant and screenwriter collaborating with Louis Malle on ''Zazie dans le métro'' in 1960 and '' Vie privée'' in 1961. .... See also * ''Le Monde'' 100 Books of the Century 1951 French novels French novels adapted into films Novels by Jean Giono {{1950s-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angèle (film)
''Angèle'' is a 1934 French drama film directed, produced and written by Marcel Pagnol, based on the 1929 novel '' Un de Baumugnes'' by Jean Giono. It stars Orane Demazis. Plot A naive young woman, Angèle, leaves the farm where she has been raised after being seduced by a shrewd man who turns out to be a pimp. An honest handsome farm employee, Albin, tries to prevent her from going, but without success since she is mesmerized by Louis, the manipulating pimp. She becomes a street prostitute in Marseille and leads a sad life. To make things worse, she has a child. A kind friend of hers, the childish and apparently a little mentally under-developed Saturnin, finds her thanks to some unexpected information. He brings her back home to her kind mother but the woman's father, Clarius, is so ashamed of what happened that he locks her in a cellar and hides her. He threatens anybody who shows up with his rifle. Albin, still in love with Angèle, and hoping she will return one day, works ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence or sometimes abbreviated as AHP (; oc, Aups d'Auta Provença; ) is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France, bordering Alpes-Maritimes and Italy to the east, Var to the south, Vaucluse to the west, Drôme and Hautes-Alpes to the north. Formerly part of the province of Provence, it had a population of 164,308 in 2019,Populations légales 2019: 04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence INSEE which makes it the 94th most populated French department. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence's main cities are |
Harvest (1937 Film)
''Harvest'' () is a 1937 French drama film directed by Marcel Pagnol, starring Fernandel, Orane Demazis, Marguerite Moreno and Gabriel Gabrio. The narrative revolves around a farming village where only three inhabitants remain, but they are told that if only one of them, Panturle, manages to find a wife, the village will be able to prosper again. The film is based on the 1930 novel '' Second Harvest'' by Jean Giono. It was released in France on 28 October 1937 and in the United States on 2 October 1939. Cast * Fernandel as Urbain Gédémus * Gabriel Gabrio as Panturle * Orane Demazis as Irène Charles, "Arsule" * Marguerite Moreno as Zia Mamèche, "la Mamèche" * Robert Le Vigan as the brigadier * Henri Poupon as Panturle's farmer friend * Odette Roger as Alphonsine * Milly Mathis as Belline Reception Frank Nugent of ''The New York Times'' described ''Harvest'' as "a film of utter serenity and great goodness, so reverently played and so compassionately directed that it is far le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Baker's Wife (film)
''The Baker's Wife'' (french: La femme du boulanger) is a 1938 French drama film directed by Marcel Pagnol. It is based on the novel '' Blue Boy'' by French author Jean Giono and became the basis of the American musical ''The Baker's Wife''. It tells how the peace of a Provençal village is shattered when the baker's wife runs off with a handsome shepherd. In his despair, the baker becomes heartbroken and can no longer bake. The villagers organise themselves to bring the wife back to her husband and so regain their daily bread. Plot One summer night in an idyllic village in the south of France, the pretty young wife of the baker runs off with a handsome young shepherd. Finding her gone in the morning, the baker is devastated. He pretends she has had to go suddenly to her mother, but people are not fooled and their efforts at consoling him misfire. Going into Sunday mass, he is deeply upset at what seems an unfeeling sermon from the inexperienced young priest and heads for the caf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prix Brentano
The Prix Brentano was a literary award given annually by the American bookstore chain Brentano's to a French novel that "illustrate eminently the French cultural ideal". The first award (with a check for $1000) was given in 1929. The prize was installed to present a French novel in English translation to an American reading public. The first "Committee of Honor" comprised poet and diplomat Paul Claudel, diplomat and politician Myron T. Herrick, and Irish novelist George Moore. The French audience was presented a high-paying award supposedly free of the machinations of French juried prizes. Jacques Le Clerq, translator of the first two winning novels, said that since the jury was composed of foreigners there could be "no manoeuvres of cliques such as must necessarily attend French prize awards". At the time, it was the highest-paying literary award beside the Nobel Prize in Literature. The prizewinning novel was subsequently translated into English and published by Brentano's. The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernandel
Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin (8 May 1903 – 26 February 1971), better known as Fernandel, was a French actor and singer. Born near Marseille, France, to Désirée Bedouin and Denis Contandin, originating in Perosa Argentina, an Occitan town located in the province of Turin, Italy. He was a comedy star who first gained popularity in French vaudeville, operettas, and music-hall revues. His stage name originated from his marriage to Henriette Manse, the sister of his best friend and frequent cinematic collaborator Jean Manse. So attentive was he to his wife that his mother-in-law amusingly referred to him as ''Fernand d'elle'' ("Fernand of her"). Biography In 1930, Fernandel appeared in his first motion picture and for more than forty years he would be France's top comic actor. He was perhaps best loved for his portrayal of the irascible Italian village priest at war with the town's Communist mayor in the ''Don Camillo'' series of motion pictures. His horse-like teeth beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
