Manon of the Springs

Name: Manon of the Springs
Author: Marcel Pagnol

by Marcel Pagnol

Story of revenge and redemption tied to a disputed spring in Provence

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Marcel Pagnol

French author and filmmaker whose autobiographical tetralogy My Father's Glory and My Mother's Castle evoke his Provencal childhood with warm nostalgia. His Marseilles trilogy captured the vitality of urban southern France.

More by Marcel Pagnol

My Father's GloryMemoir of childhood in Provençal countryside with nostalgic affection
My Mother's CastleCompanion memoir evoking magical childhood years among castles and hills
The Water of the HillsDual narrative of rural vendetta and forgiveness in Provençal village
Jean de FloretteStory of rivalry between neighbors over water rights and buried treasure