Name: Blue boy
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Author: Jean Giono
ISBN: 9781582430515

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jean Giono

Publisher

The Perseus Books Group

Year

1999

Language

English

Pages

256

Format

Paperback

ISBN

1582430519

ISBN13

9781582430515

Synopsis "Blue boy "

A fictional autobiography captures a young boy's struggles, sacrifices, and successes as he grew into manhood in the Italian countryside of Provence. Reprint.

Jean Giono

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Jean Giono (Manosque, 1895–1970) was a prominent French writer whose work is characterized by a deep love for nature and a focus on the rural life of Provence. A self-taught and convinced pacifist after his experience in World War I, Giono developed a lyrical and humanist narrative that made him a central figure in 20th century French literature

Among his most recognized works are Hill (1929), Return to Love (1930), A King Without Diversion (1947), The Horseman on the Roof (1951), and The Man Who Planted Trees (1953). His novel Hill received the Brentano Award in 1929, and Return to Love won the Northcliffe Prize in 1930. In 1954, he was elected a member of the Goncourt Academy, and in 1953 he received the Prince Pierre of Monaco Literary Prize for his entire body of work

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