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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 · Edmund White praises the French novelist Jean Giono (1895–1970) for his naturalism, poetic style, and political commitment. He traces Giono's influences, from Whitman to Ramuz, and his themes, from nature to resistance.
Oct 2, 2020 · Robert Rubsam introduces Jean Giono, a novelist who depicted the harsh and beautiful nature of Provence and the horrors of World War I. He explores Giono's themes of ecology, pacifism and resistance in his works, such as Hill, To The Slaughterhouse and The Serpent of Stars.
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...
