
Peasant civilization possesses as a gift human qualities which philosophical civilizations spend centuries first defining, then desiring, and finally losing. --Jean Giono
A true forebear of magical realism, French author Jean Giono created men and women rooted in the...


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A forebear of magical realism, Giono creates men and women rooted in the folklore of provincial France. He weaves a story of the earth and of passion, of animals and weather, of the miracles we now call the laws of nature.
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