''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

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; it was preceded by ''

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'' and followed by ''

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''. It was published in English in 1931, translated by Jacques Le Clercq.

Adaptation

The novel was the basis for the 1934 French film '' Angèle''. The film was directed by

Marcel Pagnol Marcel Paul Pagnol (; 28 February 1895 – 18 April 1974) was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. Regarded as an auteur, in 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the Académie française. Although his work is less fashionable ...

and stars

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, Fernandel and

Henri Poupon Henri Poupon (1884–1953) was a French stage and film actor.Paietta p.128 He worked a number of times with the write-director Marcel Pagnol. Selected filmography * ''The Fortune'' (1931) * ''To the Polls, Citizens'' (1932) * ''Angèle'' (1934) * ...

. A Turkish adaptation directed by

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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