Joy of Man's Desiring by Jean Giono

Joy of Man's Desiring

Jean Giono

464 pages first pub 1935 (editions)

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

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