Blogs about: Jean Giono
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Notes toward an Arboreal Anthropology
1: Herman Melville, from a letter to Hawthorne: This “all” feeling, though, there is some truth in it. You must often have felt it, lying on the grass on a warm summer’s day. Your legs seem to send … more →
The New Psalmanazar
DRY STONE HUTS AND PRIVATE PHOTOGRAPHS
mshamil wrote 2 months ago: In the foreground of this precious photo taken in 1942 in upper Provence, writer Jean Giono (left) a … more →
Jean Giono
wbriones333 wrote 7 months ago: Jean Giono was born March 30, 1895 in Manosque, located in the Provence region of France. The son o … more →
Notes toward an Arboreal Anthropology
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Ian Wolcott wrote 10 months ago: 1: Herman Melville, from a letter to Hawthorne: This “all” feeling, though, there is some truth in i … more →
What books did you get for the holidays?
mcminnvillepubliclibrary wrote 11 months ago: We received two copies of The Savage Detectives by Roberto Balano. I’m looking forward to read … more →
The Serpent of Stars
Barbara Jane Reyes wrote 11 months ago: The Serpent of Stars by Jean Giono I found this book in the SPD warehouse during last weekend’ … more →
No Epics in Sight
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theabsconder wrote 1 year ago: I guess what I got out of class the most clearly last time is that not all great works of art begin … more →
"The Man Who Planted Trees": Creating a Better World
Dr. Jim Mullins wrote 1 year ago: “About forty years ago I went on a long hike through hills absolutely unknown to tourists…,” began J … more →
Top 25 Canadian Films: A List
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jasongoode wrote 1 year ago: Canadians are probably the only people on the planet who are constantly bringing up the fact that so … more →
Thursday Inspiration
Esther Emery wrote 1 year ago: The Man Who Planted Trees An animated short by Frederic Back based on a story by Jean Giono. If you … more →
Astral Night
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Ian Wolcott wrote 1 year ago: At the beginning of Joy of Man’s Desiring, Jean Giono gives what is probably my favorite description … more →
Spring
Ian Wolcott wrote 1 year ago: Jean Giono in Joy of Man’s Desiring calls spring “that time of year when the trees are in love with … more →
Taking Action
Blissful Begonia wrote 2 years ago: Today is “Blog Action Day,” in which bloggers around the world are invited to write abou … more →
