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Jean Giono was a French writer, screenwriter, novelist, and poet born in Manosque. He began his work period in 1923 and wrote in French and Italian. His notable works include *Colline*, *The Horseman on the Roof*, *Pour Saluer Melville*, *Le serpent d'étoiles*, *Regain*, and *Romans et essais*. He participated in World War I.
Giono received the Legion of Honour and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. His archives are held at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. He died of myocardial infarction in Manosque, which was also his place of birth. The manner of his death was natural causes.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1895-03-30
- Died
- 1970-10-08
- Works
- 340
Top works
- Pour Saluer Melville
- Le serpent d'étoiles
- Regain
- Romans et essais (1928-19410
- Colline
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
Jean Giono was a French author who wrote works of fiction mostly set in the Provence region of France.
Known for
- Giono, une âme forte — Self (archive footage)2020
- The Classics of Frederic Back — Voice2010
- Bookstore: Giono - Stay, my joy — Jean Giono1992
- Apostrophes — Self (archive footage)1975
- Le foulard de Smyrne1958
- Cinépanorama — Self1956
- Reflets de Cannes — Self1954
via TMDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jean
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Manosque
- Place of death
- Manosque
- Occupation
- playwright
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Native language
- French
- Notable work
- The Horseman on the Roof
- Field of work
- literature
- Conflict
- World War I
- Image
- Jean-Giono-1932.png
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- topic's main category
- Category:Jean Giono
- Commons category
- Jean Giono
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- date of birth
- 1895-03-30
- date of death
- 1970-10-08
- birth name
- Jean Fernand Giono
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- name in native language
- Jean Giono
- writing language
- French
- start of work period
- 1923-00-00
- end of work period
- 1970-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Jean Giono (30 March 1895 – 8 October 1970) was a French writer who wrote works of fiction mostly set in the Provence region of France.
First period
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