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Second Harvest (novel)

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Second Harvest
AuthorJean Giono
Original titleRegain
LanguageFrench
PublisherÉditions Grasset
Publication date
1930
Publication placeFrance
Published in English
1937
Pages240

Second Harvest (French: Regain) is a 1930 novel by the French writer Jean Giono. The narrative is set in a nearly abandoned village, where the last heir succeeds to find love in a woman who saves him from a river.

The book was published in English in 1939 as Harvest, in 1967 as Regain and in 1999 as Second Harvest.[1][2][3] It was the basis for the 1937 film Harvest directed by Marcel Pagnol.[4]

Reception

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Publishers Weekly wrote in 1999: "Giono invests his prose with stunning descriptions of the countryside and lyrical evocations of the majestic seasons ('Spring clung to his shoulders like a big cat'). The couple's romance is practical and their partnership utilitarian, but Giono renders their love lavish as they make a life where the air smells of lavender and where 'such a passion has seized the earth... such a passion!'"[5]

References

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  1. ^ Harvest. OCLC 2107221. Retrieved 2015-03-25 – via WorldCat.
  2. ^ Regain. OCLC 10365000. Retrieved 2015-03-25 – via WorldCat.
  3. ^ Second harvest. OCLC 41503429. Retrieved 2015-03-25 – via WorldCat.
  4. ^ Nugent, Frank S. (1939-10-03). "'Harvest,' Jean Giono's Pastoral of Provence, Opens at the World After Reversal of Censor Ban". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2014-07-11. Retrieved 2021-12-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ Staff writer (1999-08-30). "Second Harvest". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2015-03-25.