Ebook {Epub PDF} Fields of Glory by Jean Rouaud

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year. The setting may be the rainy lower Loire Valley of the s, but it is the WW I battlefields of Artois, Meuse, Lorraine, and Yser that form the emotional backdrop to this poignant testament to the vitality of life that death cannot dim. Fields of Glory begins as a collection of utterly charming reminiscences of the eccentricities of family elders told by an unnamed Released on: Febru.  · Jean Rouaud, born in Campbon, Loire-Atlantique, in , earned his living as a newsstand vendor before his first success as a writer. His novel Fields of Glory won the Prix Goncourt, and he is also the author of The World, More or Less. He lives in the South of www.doorway.ru: Jean Rouaud, born in Campbon, Loire-Atlantique, in , earned his living as a newsstand vendor before his first success as a writer. His novel Fields of Glory won the Prix Goncourt, and he is also the author of The World, More or Less. He lives in the South of France/5(11).

Fields of Glory [ROUAUD, Jean] on www.doorway.ru *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Fields of Glory. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for Fields of Glory by Jean Rouaud (, Trade Paperback) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! Rouaud's novel won the Prix Goncourt in , a prize remarkable for the fact that Rouaud was no career writer but a very humble newsstand vendor who'd never before published a word. The book is not quite a novel, more a rich memoir, but on the grounds of prose style alone (which comes over quite convincingly in Ralph Manheim's fine English version), its prize-worthiness is clear.

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year. The setting may be the rainy lower Loire Valley of the s, but it is the WW I battlefields of Artois, Meuse, Lorraine, and Yser that form the emotional backdrop to this poignant testament to the vitality of life that death cannot dim. Fields of Glory begins as a collection of utterly charming reminiscences of the eccentricities of family elders told by an unnamed and indeterminately aged narrator. BOOK REVIEW: ‘Fields of Glory’ Goes Back to Childhood in Reverence for the Old: FIELDS OF GLORY: by Jean Rouaud translated by Ralph Manheim ; Arcade $, pages. Jean Rouaud has 43 books on Goodreads with ratings. Jean Rouaud’s most popular book is Fields of Glory.