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La Guinguette: Roman
La Guinguette est de cette race de femmes exceptionnelles qui, de mère Courage à Ennemonde, de Casque d'Or à Gervaise marquent la littérature universelle. Elle se bat dans la pauvreté du petit peuple des bords du Rhône. Faite aux folies du fleuve, elle ne se résigne pas à celles, plus meurtrières encore, des hommes. Pour venger son fils, sauvagement assassiné dans un commissariat, elle sacrifiera tout jusqu'à ce que justice soit faite. Nous ne pourrons pas oublier son cri déchirant.
Poussé par ce personnage unique, Bernard Clavel revient au Rhône sauvage d'avant la canalisation. II y retrouve ces tempéraments hors du commun dont la générosité et le destin se fracassent sur des flots implacables. Les âmes simples en sont les vraies divinités. Bernard Clavel renoue avec elles les fils de la tragédie antique.
Comme lui, nous souffrons les poings serrés, ivres de colère et brisés d'émotion.
Poussé par ce personnage unique, Bernard Clavel revient au Rhône sauvage d'avant la canalisation. II y retrouve ces tempéraments hors du commun dont la générosité et le destin se fracassent sur des flots implacables. Les âmes simples en sont les vraies divinités. Bernard Clavel renoue avec elles les fils de la tragédie antique.
Comme lui, nous souffrons les poings serrés, ivres de colère et brisés d'émotion.
224 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1997
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About the author
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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August 29, 2025
Je l'ai lu il y a quelques années. Je l'aime beaucoup parce qu'il parle des personnages du Rhône.
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