Mention Books During Jean de Florette & Manon of the Springs (Two Novels)
| Original Title: | L'Eau des collines |
| ISBN: | 0865473129 (ISBN13: 9780865473126) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | France |
Marcel Pagnol
Paperback | Pages: 448 pages Rating: 4.31 | 1126 Users | 97 Reviews
List Of Books Jean de Florette & Manon of the Springs (Two Novels)
| Title | : | Jean de Florette & Manon of the Springs (Two Novels) |
| Author | : | Marcel Pagnol |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 448 pages |
| Published | : | March 1st 1988 by North Point Press (first published 1963) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Cultural. France. Classics. European Literature. French Literature. Literature |
Explanation To Books Jean de Florette & Manon of the Springs (Two Novels)
In Jean de Florette and Manon of the Springs, Marcel Pagnol (called by Andre Malraux "one of the great writers of our generation" and by Jean Renoir "the leading film artist of his age") achieves the fullest and most satisfying expression of a story that haunted him for years, a Provencal legend of vengeance exacted by a mysterious sheperdess. Pagnol brings to his treatment of this powerful, moving story his dramatist's sense of place, ambience, and character and his keen understanding of the Provencal countryside and its people. Rich with twists and ramifications, Jean de Florette and Manon of the Springs sets an idealistic city man against two secretive and deceitful Provencal country men in a superbly realized story of a struggle for life, of crime and punishment, of betrayal and revenge, and of judgment and forgiveness. In this edition, illustrated with images from the acclaimed film adaptation by Claude Berri, North Point presents Pagnol's enduring story in W.E. van Heyningen's exact and sensitive translation. Biblical in its cadences, epic in its sweep to destiny, and old fashioned in development of character and plot, this saga charts the destruction of a Provencal family.Rating Of Books Jean de Florette & Manon of the Springs (Two Novels)
Ratings: 4.31 From 1126 Users | 97 ReviewsColumn Of Books Jean de Florette & Manon of the Springs (Two Novels)
Provence is a magical place where the light is orange on everything it touches, lavender and sun flowers fill the fields, and the people walk gruffly through your heart. I was lucky enough to live in Montpellier, France for a month when I was in college. Right outside the town are purple fields and golden roads and the sun, sun, sun is everywhere. Marcel Pagnol was a native of this region and his books capture the heat and the heartaches that this country is steeped in. Both of these books were10* How on earth can I comment on these books?! There is too much to say. I was irritated by the fact that they were put into one volume, but as I began Manon of the Springs, I saw why they had done it. The two are inseparable. Manon of the Springs doesn't work without Jean de Florette, but there is a definite need for a division between the two. So if you're just considering reading these - have a little faith. I've been wracking my brain trying to puzzle out what it is about Marcel Pagnol's
Really admired and enjoyed this one.My review from when I read it in 2006:Technically two novels, but the second is a direct sequel to the first and would be a mystery without it, so they're packaged together and might as well be read as one. (Total is only 440 pages anyway.) When two scoundrels plug up a spring near their farm in rural Provence, hoping to claim it for their own private use later, they start a snowball of events that turn into a life or death matter for pretty much everyone in
I read the first of the two novels and will read Manon of the Springs at a later date. I unexpectedly enjoyed this read, but I always have difficulty reading something when the characters are consistently so hateful toward others. It becomes draining. But the writing made me feel like I was a fly on the wall seeing the events unfold and traipsing through the countryside.
I read the first of the two novels and will read Manon of the Springs at a later date. I unexpectedly enjoyed this read, but I always have difficulty reading something when the characters are consistently so hateful toward others. It becomes draining. But the writing made me feel like I was a fly on the wall seeing the events unfold and traipsing through the countryside.
Golden Words Some weeks ago in writing about Alphonse Daudets Letters from my Windmill I touched on the work of Marcel Pagnol, another prophet of Provence. He originally started as a filmmaker who later branched into literature; and how he branched, in such delightful autobiographical novels as My Fathers Glory and My Mothers Castle, works of outstanding lyrical beauty based on a deep love of a country, a place, a time and a people. There is a magic here that I simply cant catch in words. Jean
Jean de Florette is our August bookclub pick, and it is beautifully written but incomplete without Manon of the Springs. bookclub august 2015
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