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Les colonnes du ciel #2
La lumière du lac
1639. Ils ont fui la Franche-Comté ravagée par la guerre et la peste ; affronté le froid, la neige, la nature hostile, la faim, les loups et parfois les soldats. Mais ils gardent l'espoir d'une vie meilleure de l'autre coté de la frontière, au Pays de Vaud. Heureusement leur guide est le plus chaleureux des hommes : Bisontin-la-vertu, compagnon charpentier.Aussi lorsqu'ils arrivent aux portes de Morges - sur les bords du lac Léman - la déception est rude, on les rejette et on les exile dans un village fantôme. Ils feront contre mauvaise fortune bon coeur et tenteront de se bâtir une nouvelle existence, bientôt éclairée par la présence rayonnante d'un mystérieux passeur d'enfants.
345 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1977
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Bernard Clavel
194 books21 followersBernard Charles Henri Clavel (May 29, 1923 – October 5, 2010 was a French writer.
Clavel was born in Lons-le-Saunier. From a humble background, he was largely self-educated. He began working as a pastry cook apprentice when he was 14 years old. He later had several jobs until he began working as a journalist in the 1950s. After the war, he worked for the social insurance, and he could not dedicate himself to literature until 1964. He has lived and worked in many places and lived in Savoy until his death.
His first novel was L'Ouvrier de la nuit (Night Worker, 1956). He later published works for young people and numerous novels, at times organised into series: La grande patience (The Great Patience, 4 volumes — 1962–1968), Les Colonnes du ciel (Heaven's Pillars, 5 volumes — 1976–1981), or Le Royaume du nord (Northern Kingdom, 6 volumes — 1983–1989).[2]
In his writings, he employed simple language and attached importance to humble characters and to the defence of humanist values by questioning violence and war.
He died in Grenoble.
Clavel was born in Lons-le-Saunier. From a humble background, he was largely self-educated. He began working as a pastry cook apprentice when he was 14 years old. He later had several jobs until he began working as a journalist in the 1950s. After the war, he worked for the social insurance, and he could not dedicate himself to literature until 1964. He has lived and worked in many places and lived in Savoy until his death.
His first novel was L'Ouvrier de la nuit (Night Worker, 1956). He later published works for young people and numerous novels, at times organised into series: La grande patience (The Great Patience, 4 volumes — 1962–1968), Les Colonnes du ciel (Heaven's Pillars, 5 volumes — 1976–1981), or Le Royaume du nord (Northern Kingdom, 6 volumes — 1983–1989).[2]
In his writings, he employed simple language and attached importance to humble characters and to the defence of humanist values by questioning violence and war.
He died in Grenoble.
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