num_pages: 381
description: 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.
language: French
title: La gloire de mon père / Le château de ma mère
titlecomplete: La gloire de mon père / Le château de ma mère
genres: 20th Century, Literature, History, Classics, Memoir, France, Biography Memoir, French Literature, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 958
places: Marseille, Aubagne
series: Souvenirs d'enfance
publisher: Éditions de Fallois