The Serpent of Stars
The Serpent of Stars (Le serpent d¢étoiles, 1993; reprinted 1999 Grasset) takes place in rural southern France in the early part of the century. The novel's elusive narrative thread ties landscape to character to an expanse just beyond our grasp. The narrator encounters a shepherding family and glimpse by glimpse, each family member and the shepherding way of life is revealed to us. The novel culminates in a large shepherds' gathering where a traditional Shepherd's Play—a kind of creation myth that includes in its cast The River, The Sea, The Man, and The Mountain—is enacted. The work's proto-environmental world view as well as its hybrid for…
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Weitere Autoren: Gladding, Jody (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-1-935744-45-0
- EAN: 9781935744450
- Produktnummer: 15728610
- Verlag: Steerforth Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2004
- Seitenangabe: 117 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 179 KB
Über den Autor
Jean Giono was born in Manosque in 1895 and spent most of his life in that part of Provence, which is also the setting for his immense body of work, over fifty novels, as well as poems, essays and plays. During World War II, he turned to political writing and was jailed for pacifist activities. He is best known in North America for his autobiographical Blue Boy, The Horseman on the Roof, and The Man Who Planted Trees. This is The first English translation of The Serpent of Stars. Jody Gladding is poet and a translator. Her most recent collection of poetry is Rooms and Their Airs. She has translated over twenty books from French, including Small Lives and The Eleven by Pierre Michon. She teaches in The MFA program at Vermont College of Fine Arts and lives in Vermont.
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