French regions, some more than others, have been magnified by the greatest texts of literature. From Brittany to Provence via Berry, the authors have paid homage to these little corners of France which serve as a backdrop to their works.
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Previous Next Manosque, in the Alps -de-Haute-Provence. © Chantal SurquinNé At Manosque in 1895, the writer Jean Giono nourished himself from this native terroir composed of hills, lavender fields and perched villages, to invent a romantic Provence. Roofs of Manosque where Angelo hides in his novelThe Hussard on the Roof, in the foothills of the Lure mountain, which shelters the deserted village of Lure. from Regain, from the pen of the man nicknamed “the motionless traveler”, ghostly landscapes emerge, where nature can be as beautiful as it is cruel. To see : Centre Jean Giono, Manosque Born in Manosque in 1895, the writer Jean Giono nourishes this native land made up of hills, lavender fields and hilltop villages, to invent a romantic Provence. From the roofs of Manosque where Angelo hides in his novel The Hussard on the Roof, to the foothills of the Lure mountain, which shelters the deserted village of Regain, from the pen of the man nicknamed “the motionless traveler”, comes draws ghostly landscapes, where nature can be as beautiful as it is cruel. To see: Jean Giono Center, Manosque And also: Biography of Jean Giono 
And also: Biography of Jean Giono
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