Summary
Jean Giono: The Hill
Jean Giono's short novel "The Hill" reveals the deep connections between man and nature, which is not only the space in which the action takes place, but the main character of the novel, the living and personified presence of Pan, an overwhelming and often hostile force.
Jean Giono (1895-1970), a French writer and screenwriter is natively tied to Provence where he spent his entire simple life surrounded by family, and where the plot of many of his works takes place. Some of his novels have become classics of French literature of the 20th century. Of the fifty written works, the following novels should be singled out: "The Man Who Planted Trees", "The Boy in Blue", "Slave", "Harvest", "The King Without Fun
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