by Henri Vincenot · FOLIO · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070374748
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«Le Pape des escargots» is the novel by French writer Henri Vincenot, published by Folio in paperback (384 pages, in French).
In rural Burgundy, La Gazette, a vagabond who proclaims himself «pope of the snails», crosses paths with Gilbert, a young peasant with an exceptional talent for sculpture. The old man and the boy live on the margins of the modern world until the city discovers Gilbert. The novel portrays the mystical grandeur and everyday beauty of Burgundy.
This paperback edition, published in 1983, is part of the Folio collection (no. 1474). Henri Vincenot won the Prix Sully-Olivier-de-Serres with this novel.
For readers of French fiction interested in eccentric characters, rural settings and a spiritual view of everyday life.
