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The Open Road By Jean Giono

The Open Road

By Jean Giono

  • Release Date: 2024-06-13
  • Genre: Classics
  • $9.99
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A nomad and a swindler set out on an unusual road trip in this picaresque, philosophical novel by the author of "The Man Who Planted Trees." In the south of France in 1950, a solitary wanderer roams through the villages, towns, valleys, and foothills between northern Provence and the Alps. He takes on various jobs along the way and spends the winter as the caretaker of a walnut-oil mill. Along his journey, he acquires a troublesome companion: a cardsharp and con artist he refers to as “the Artist.” The narrative moves from place to place and episode to episode in a classic picaresque style. The story is told in the first person, present tense, by the unnamed vagabond narrator. He is a complex mix of characteristics—poetic, resentful, cynical, compassionate, flirtatious, and self-absorbed. While "The Open Road" can be enjoyed as a loosely connected series of adventures interspersed with sharp reflections, it can also be...

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