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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 [ edit] Jean Giono was born to a family of modest means, his father a cobbler of Piedmontese descent [1] and his mother a laundry woman.
Jean Giono (born March 30, 1895, Manosque, Fr.—died Oct. 8, 1970, Manosque) was a French novelist, a celebrant of nature whose works are set in Provence and whose rich and diverse imagery has been widely admired.
Jean Giono est un écrivain et cinéaste français, né le 30 mars 1895 à Manosque où il est mort le 9 octobre 1970 . Ses œuvres, souvent ancrées dans le monde paysan provençal, abordent des questions universelles sur la condition humaine.
Jean Giono, the only son of a cobbler and a laundress, was one of France’s greatest writers. His prodigious literary output included stories, essays, poetry, plays, film scripts, translations and over thirty novels, many of which have been translated into English.
Jun 5, 2014 · Jean Giono (1895–1970), whose complete works are available in an eight-volume Pléiade edition, had a long writing career, from his first novel, Colline (translated into English as Hill of Destiny ), in 1929, to his last, L’Iris de Suse, published in 1970, the year of his death.
Oct 2, 2020 · In 1915 Jean Giono was drafted into the French army’s 159th Infantry Regiment and served four years on the Western Front, fighting in the bloodbaths at Kemmel, the Somme and Verdun,...
Jean Giono (zhyaw-noh), whose works have often been compared to those of Thomas Hardy in England and those of his contemporary William Faulkner in the United States, was one of the best-known and...
