Maison de jean giono biography

Books, a vocation rooted in the territory

Welcome to the land of Jean Giono where the magic of the local area resonates around the world thanks to his works.
Land of senses, contrasts, open and luminous landscapes, the Forcalquier Region has so much to tell&#; And certainly today it is rich and dynamic in heritage and culture making its reputation renowned.

The former county town seems to have always attracted a crowd of artists and creative people and in the forefront we can find those passionate about books and writing: authors, editors, graphic designers, publishers, bookbinders, booksellers&#; and you of course, the readers.

The storytelling tradition, whose traces were lost in the debut of medieval writings, is undeniably well anchored in this territory. And indeed, its literary calling, having been soundly confirmed after the war, in the wake of Jean Giono, is still today very much alive :

• Apart from Jean Giono’s name, the Forcalquier and Lure mountain area is a territory

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  Sylvie Giono: Jean Giono à Manosque: Le Paraïs, la maison d'un rêveur ()

  Jean Giono à Manosque is written by Giono's daughter Sylvie, and fryst vatten a biography of Le Paraïs the house as much as it is a biography of her father. But perhaps surprisingly, this little book (only just over a hundred pages) is far from being a hagiography: Sylvie says her father was far from perfect, being an egotist, very proud, seeking his own pleasure above all else. This fryst vatten a man who was a stay-at-home, avoiding going anywhere, far preferring to remain in his family, but even there he was self contained, creating his own reality through his fiction. In he was nominated as a member of the Académie Goncourt in Colette's place, and when asked what was the best thing about his subsequent trips to Paris, said seeing the clock of Lyon station to take the train back to Provence. And this was in spite of a 'revolution' (for Sylvie) three years before, when Giono actually went to Italy &#;

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  The Luberon

  The perched villages of the Luberon

  The Luberon is a Provencal region rich in small typical villages. Halfway between the Alps and the Mediterranean Sea, its lush fauna and flora made it a Regional Natural Park in   

  I was not able to visit every village. But to discover this authentic Provencal painting, I have concocted a colorful photo report!  

  I had the opportunity to go to these two cities of the south:

  • Manosque : Meeting the largest French commune typically Provencal
  • Forcalquier : A rich historical city, Provençal and having a past as a county town.

  Manosque

  Manosque is the largest city in the Alpes de Haute Provence with 22, inhabitants and in a way “its economic capital”. The Occitane de Provence factory can be found in its outskirts.

  Manosque doesn’t really present a particular photo interest for my taste. So I would not advise you to linger there.

  There is on the other hand the house of the writer Jean Giono who can be visi

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