Lettres de mon moulin

by Alphonse Daudet

Book Overview

En 1883, Daudet crit dans La Nouvelle Revue: Les premi res Lettres de mon moulin ont paru vers 1866 dans un journal parisien o ces chroniques proven ales, sign es d'abord d'un double pseudonyme emprunt Balzac, Marie-Gaston d tonnaient avec un go t d' tranget . Gaston, c' tait mon camarade Paul Ar ne qui, tout jeune, venait de d buter l'Od on par un petit acte tincelant d'esprit, de coloris, et vivait tout pr s de moi, l'or e du bois de Meudon. Mais quoique ce parfait crivain n'e t pas encore son acquit Jean des Figues, ni Paris ing nu, ni tant de pages d licates et fermes, il avait d j trop de vrai talent, une personnalit trop r elle pour se contenter longtemps de cet emploi d'aide-meunier. Je restai donc seul moudre mes petites histoires, au caprice du vent, de l'heure, dans une existence terriblement agit e.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1534711872
• ISBN13: 9781534711877
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A brilliant collection of entertaining stories

In the late 1860s when Alphonse Daudet set out to write stories about his native Provence in serial form for a newspaper, I seriously doubt that he was aware that he was going to leave a masterpiece behind. Luckily for us, he has done just that. The stories are not linked by any particular theme and they all concern the humorous and sometimes tragic goings-on of local characters. Daudet has a peculiarly powerful way of displaying his sympathy for these people and the beautiful countryside they live in. These stories almost seem to have an air of medieval romance to them, though Daudet's writing is very modern in its simplicity of style. The plots display a range from uproarious comedy to a sweet melancholia. Always there is a whiff of nostalgia in the air as Daudet witnesses the very beginnings of modern life and its impact on his beloved Provence. This is a book to treasure and to share with your best friends. If you have not seen the old 1954 black and white French film version in English subtitles, by all means track it down. It's a classic.