Second Harvest (novel)

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.

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

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

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]

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References
  1. "Harvest". WorldCat. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  2. "Regain". WorldCat. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  3. "Second harvest". WorldCat. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  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. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
  5. Staff writer (1999-08-30). "Second Harvest". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2015-03-25.
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