{"product_id":"jean-de-florette-manon-of-the-springs","title":"Jean de Florette \u0026 Manon of the Springs","description":"In Jean de Florette and Manon of the Springs, Marcel Pagnol (called by Andre Malraux \"one of the great writers of our generation\" and by Jean Renoir \"the leading film artist of his age\") achieves the fullest and most satisfying expression of a story that haunted him for years, a Provencal legend of vengeance exacted by a mysterious shepherdess.\n\nPagnol brings to his treatment of this powerful, moving story his dramatist's sense of place, ambience, and character and his keen understanding of the Provencal countryside and its people. Rich with twists and ramifications, Jean de Florette and Manon of the Springs sets an idealistic city man against two secretive and deceitful Provencal country men in a superbly realized story of a struggle for life, of crime and punishment, of betrayal and revenge, and of judgment and forgiveness. In this edition, illustrated with images from the acclaimed film adaptation by Claude Berri, North Point presents Pagnol's enduring story in W.E. van Heyningen's exact and sensitive translation.\n\nBiblical in its cadences, epic in its sweep to destiny, and old fashioned in development of character and plot, this saga charts the destruction of a Provencal family.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0865473129\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0865473129.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Marcel Pagnol\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41603659235386,"sku":"DBV.0865473129.A","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0865473129-0.jpg?v=1787198014","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/jean-de-florette-manon-of-the-springs","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}