Fragments of a Paradise - Paperback
by Jean Giono
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Availability:In StockContributor:Jean Giono, Paul Eprile (Translator), Michael Wood (Introduction by)Publish date:2024-11-05Pages:215
Language:EnglishPublisher:Archipelago BooksISBN-13:9781962770002ISBN-10:1962770001UPC:9781962770002Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:World Literature, Sea Stories, LiteraryBook Topic:FranceSize:6.50 x 5.70 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCSJ20FGTW
Fragments of a Paradise
"Giono's prose is a singularly fine blend of realism and poetic sensibility." -- The Washington Post Giono's very own Moby-Dick, a sensational maritime journey that follows a crew inwards on a spiritual tale of evocative sea-glimpses An allegorical critique of modern civilization and the damages of war, Giono's oft-overlooked seafaring tale sweeps the reader along a narrative as poetic and...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Archipelago BooksISBN-13:9781962770002ISBN-10:1962770001UPC:9781962770002Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:World Literature, Sea Stories, LiteraryBook Topic:FranceSize:6.50 x 5.70 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.5004Product ID:SCSJ20FGTW
Jean Giono was born in Manosque in 1895 and spent most of his life in that part of Provence, which is also the main setting for his immense body of work--over fifty novels--as well as poems, essays and plays. During World War II, he turned to political writing and was jailed for pacifist activities. Paul Eprile is a publisher, poet, and translator. He lives on the Niagara Escarpment in Ontario,...
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Jean Giono, Paul Eprile (Translator), Michael Wood (Introduction by)
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