My father's glory ; and, My mother's castle : Marcel Pagnol's memories of childhood / Marcel Pagnol; translated by Rita Barisse

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My Father's Glory and My Mother's Castle / Marcel Pagnol translated by Rita Barisse

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Pagnol, Marcel. Author

Published by André Deutsch Ltd. - 1991

Library: London

Source : Syracuse

Item type: Book
Language: English

Publication year: 1991

ISBN: 978-0-233-98459-9

Note

"Originally published in French as two volumes, La gloire de mon pére and Le château de ma mére, as the first two parts of Souvenirs de l'enfance (Memories of childhood)"--T.p. verso. First published in English in 1960 under the title: The days were too short.

With warmth, lucidity and good humour, Pagnol, a boy from the city, recounts the glorious summer days he spent exploring the sun-baked Provençal countryside. He vividly captures the atmosphere of a childhood filled with the simple pleasures: a meal, a joke, an outing shared with his close-knit and loving family. These heart-warming stories remind us of how children can invest the smallest event or statement with incredible significance, how mysterious the workings of the adult world can seem to them and how painful the learning process can often prove. However, Pagnols writing is filled with enormous optimism and delight. And his triumph in these classic memoirs is to have created that rare thing, a work suffused with joy.

My Father's Glory and My Mother's Castle / Marcel Pagnol translated by Rita Barisse

Source : Syracuse

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