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“…the land is the main character. the wind, the hills, the night, are all creaturely, animate, and insistent, both threatening and life-giving.” (Whybrow) re: Jean Giono’s novel Le serpent d’étoiles, sums up like Every single thought i’ve ever had about Giono’s work. in Fragments of Paradise the environment is an extension of every character in Giono’s cast of sailors. i believe in this yo yo yo