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Hill (New York Review Books Classics)

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Hill (New York Review Books Classics)

An NYRB Classics Original

Deep in Provence, a century ago, four stone houses perch on a hillside. Wildness presses in from all sides. Beyond a patchwork of fields, a mass of green threatens to overwhelm the village. The animal worldâ€”a miming cat, a malevolent boarâ€”displays a mind of its own.

The four houses have a dozen residentsâ€”and then there is Gagou, a mute drifter. Janet, the eldest of the men, is bedridden; he feels snakes writhing in his fingers and speaks in tongues. Even so, all is well until the village fountain suddenly stops running. From this point on, humans and the natural world are locked in a life-and-death struggle. All the elementsâ€”fire, water, earth, and airâ€”come into play.

From an early age, Jean Giono roamed the hills of his native Provence. He absorbed oral traditions and, at the same time, devoured the Greek and Roman classics.Â Hill, his first novel and the first winner of the Prix Brentano, comes fully back to life in Paul Eprileâ€™s poetic translation.
Country USA
Brand New York Review of Books
Manufacturer NYRB Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber B01FEKF5AU
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2016-04-05
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781590179185

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