In the history of letters, Jean Giono is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Jean Giono as French writer (1895–1970).
Jean Giono was born at Manosque in 1895. His recorded nationality is France.
Around the turn of the twentieth century, literary form itself came under argument, and the certainties of the realist novel were dismantled.
He worked as writer, screenwriter and novelist.
The writing is recorded in French and Italian.
Among his best-known works are Colline, Second Harvest and A King Alone. A writer's real subject usually becomes visible only across the whole body of work.
Recognition followed: Legion of Honour.
That the work was written from France matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Jean Giono died in 1970, aged 75. The books remain, which is the only durable form a writing life takes.
Achievements
- Legion of Honour
- Notable work: Colline
- Notable work: Second Harvest
- Notable work: A King Alone
- Notable work: The Horseman on the Roof
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