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Giono

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[juh-noh, jaw-noh] / dʒəˈnoʊ, dʒɔˈnoʊ /

noun

  1. Jean 1895–1970, French novelist.


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Based on a 1953 fable by Jean Giono, Back’s beautifully impressionistic drawings make a simple argument for environmental renewal and individual agency.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2022

And “Joy of Man’s Desiring,” Clara Hédouin’s back-to-nature adaptation of a 1935 Jean Giono novel, took full advantage of its unusual setting.

From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2022

It's not easy to write a pastiche of Gide, Proust, Giono, Mauriac, Sartre or Camus, but you could teach a six-year-old to do Céline.

From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2013

Famed French Author Jean Giono was on hand to get material for a book.

From Time Magazine Archive

Jean Giono, 44, is a burly, self-educated French-Italian hillbilly, whom critics have called "one of the giants of modern French letters."

From Time Magazine Archive

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