The Water of the Hills: Jean De Florette and Manon of the Springs - Marcel Pagnol
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 The Water of the Hills: Jean De Florette and Manon of the Springs - Marcel Pagnol
 The Water of the Hills: Jean De Florette and Manon of the Springs - Marcel Pagnol ... city-bred, hunchbacked idealist, his wife, Aimee, and his daughter, Manon. In the second novel, Manon seeks revenge for her father's death, and it is she who brings the wheel full circle in a final dramatic retribution in the town square.Newest Review: ... this is Papet's tragedy as much as that of Jean. * Narrative style * The synopsis above may make this story sound like ... more ... grim reading. It is not, primarily because Pagnol's touch as a narrator is so assured. The tragic threads are woven seamlessly and without undue emphasis into a tapestry that depicts all aspects of rustic life in old Provence - warm and joyful as well as dark and menacing.
The stage is meticulously set. Pagnol knows this countryside intimately. He knows which herbs and fungi would grow where, which scents would suffuse the Spring woodland, how sheep would be herded on the high causses in Summer, where poachers would s...more |
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The Water of the Hills (Picador Books)
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The Water of the Hills: Jean De Florette and Manon of the Springs - Marcel Pagnol: La Provence Profonde (1707 words)
by - written on 13/04/08 (Very useful, 556 readings)
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Those who have seen the two films Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources will have no difficulty recognising this story, on which they are based. Reading the book, one is struck again and again by how faithfully the films follow the plot, as well as capture the spirit and atmosphere, of the original. One is struck too by how much reading the book still manages to add, proving that a word can occasionally be worth a thousand pictures, however often the reverse is also true. Those who haven't seen the films have an even bigger treat in store: a great novel to read as well as two beautifully-made films to see. My advice to them would be to experience all three, ... Read the complete review
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