My Father's Glory ; And, My Mother's Castle
Title | My Father's Glory ; And, My Mother's Castle PDF eBook |
Author | Marcel Pagnol |
Publisher | MacMillan |
Pages | 352 |
Release | 1991-09-01 |
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ISBN | 9780330321907 |
With warmth, lucidity and good humour, Pagnol, a boy from the city, recounts the glorious summer days he spent exploring the sun-baked Provençal countryside. He vividly captures the atmosphere of a childhood filled with the simple pleasures: a meal, a joke, an outing shared with his close-knit and loving family. These heart-warming stories remind us of how children can invest the smallest event or statement with incredible significance, how mysterious the workings of the adult world can seem to them and how painful the learning process can often prove. However, Pagnol’s writing is filled with enormous optimism and delight. And his triumph in these classic memoirs is to have created that rare thing, a work suffused with joy. ‘Pagnol’s place in the history of French culture is secure. The Prousts and Sartres may be admired, but Pagnol is loved’ Times Literary Supplement
My Father's Glory ; And, My Mother's Castle
Title | My Father's Glory ; And, My Mother's Castle PDF eBook |
Author | Marcel Pagnol |
Publisher | |
Pages | 360 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
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"A brilliant collection of essays on one of the most important contemporary constitutional issues: when can and should the government be able to regulate campaign spending? Each essay offers original insights, and together they are a superb examination of the intersection of politics and constitutional law. If there is to be a new jurisprudence in this area, this book is likely its foundation." —Erwin Chemerinsky, founding dean, School of Law, University of California-Irvine In the U.S. Supreme Court case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, five justices ruled that corporations and unions had a constitutional right to spend unlimited sums in elections. In so doing, they overturned decades of precedent and dozens of laws. The ruling earned banner headlines, a sharp State of the Union rebuke, and public disapproval hovering near 80 percent in the polls. In the 2010 election that followed, independent spending spiked, much of it done secretly. The decision ranks among the Court's most controversial and consequential. This volume is an attempt to map out the complex labyrinth that led to Citizens United and to explore where this decision may lead. The chapters in it arose from a symposium sponsored by NYU's Brennan Center for Justice just nine weeks after the Citizens United decision was announced.
My Father's Glory & My Mother's Castle
Title | My Father's Glory & My Mother's Castle PDF eBook |
Author | Marcel Pagnol |
Publisher | North Point Press |
Pages | 342 |
Release | 1986-08-01 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 9780865472570 |
Bathed in the warm clarity of the summer sun in Provence, Marcel Pagnol's childhood memories celebrate a time of rare beauty and delight.Called by Jean Renoir "the leading film artist of his age," Pagnol is best known for such films as The Baker's Wife, Harvest, Fanny, and Topaze, as well as the screen adaptations of his novels Jean de Florette and Manon of the Springs (North Point, 1988). But he never forgot the magic of his Provencal childhood, and when he set his memories to paper late in life the result was a great new success. My Father's Glory and My Mother's Castle appeared on the scene like a fresh breeze, captivating readers with its sweet enchantments. Pagnol recalls his days hunting and fishing in the hill country, his jaunts about Marseilles, his schoolboy diversions, and above all his family: his anticlerical father and sanctimonious uncle, his mild and beautiful mother, and many others. This bright and lively book sparkles with the charm and magic that were Marcel Pagnol's own.
My Father's Glory ; And, My Mother's Castle : Marcel Pagnol's Memories of Childhood
Title | My Father's Glory ; And, My Mother's Castle : Marcel Pagnol's Memories of Childhood PDF eBook |
Author | Marcel Pagnol |
Publisher | |
Pages | 341 |
Release | 1960 |
Genre | Provence (France) |
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The Time of Secrets
Title | The Time of Secrets PDF eBook |
Author | Marcel Pagnol |
Publisher | |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 1962 |
Genre | Aubagne (France) |
ISBN |
Jean de Florette
Title | Jean de Florette PDF eBook |
Author | Marcel Pagnol |
Publisher | MacMillan |
Pages | 440 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Provence (France) |
ISBN | 9780330307796 |
Tells the story of Jean de Florette, a 35-year-old, city-bred, hunchbacked idealist, his wife, Aimee, and his daughter, Manon. In the second novel, Manon seeks revenge for her father's death, and it is she who brings the wheel full circle in a final dramatic retribution in the town square.
Old Romanian Fairy Tales
Title | Old Romanian Fairy Tales PDF eBook |
Author | Mirela Roznoveanu |
Publisher | Xlibris Corporation |
Pages | 86 |
Release | 2013-02-28 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1479789976 |
OLD ROMANIAN FAIRY TALES by Mirela Roznoveanu Illustrated by: Alexandra Conte