by Jean Giono · Assimil Gmbh · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070362202
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«Un roi sans divertissement» is the novel by Jean Giono published in paperback (243 pages, in French).
The novel opens with the discovery of a corpse in the branches of a beech tree; the gendarme Langlois arrives at a mountain village to investigate the crime. Giono combines the police inquiry with a reflection on boredom, violence and justice; the title alludes to the saying about the king without diversion, a man full of miseries.
Originally published in 1947, this edition dates from 1972 and belongs to the Folio collection. It forms part of the cycle 'Le Cycle du Hussard', in third place.
Complete edition in French, aimed at readers with a command of French interested in literary and mystery fiction of the twentieth century.
Jean Giono was a French writer who wrote works of fiction mostly set in the Provence region of France.
