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Jean Giono

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Bio

Jean Giono (1895–1970) was born and lived most of his life in the town of Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. He was elected to the Académie Goncourt in 1954. Three of his novels, Hill, Melville, and A King Alone, are available from NYRB Classics.

Paul Eprile is a publisher, poet, and translator. He was a co-winner of the 2018 Annual Translation Prize of the French-American Foundation for his translation of Jean Giono’s Melville. He lives on the Niagara Escarpment in Ontario, Canada.

Jacques Le Gall is Professor of Literature at the University of Pau and one of France's foremost interpreters of Jean Giono's works. He contributed extensively to the monumental Dictionnaire Giono.

Jean Giono Books

Fragments of a Paradise book cover

Fragments of a Paradise

Jean Giono
The Open Road book cover

The Open Road

Jean Giono
Ennemonde book cover

Ennemonde

Jean Giono
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Occupation Journal

Jean Giono
A King Alone book cover

A King Alone

Jean Giono
Melville: A Novel book cover

Melville: A Novel

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Hill

Jean Giono
The Horseman on the Roof book cover

The Horseman on the Roof

Jean Giono
The Solitude of Compassion book cover

The Solitude of Compassion

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The Serpent of Stars book cover

The Serpent of Stars

Jean Giono
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