The Horseman on the Roof: A Novel: 0001 (Horseman on the Roof Ppr)

Perhaps no other of his novels better reveals Gionos perfect balance between lyricism and narrative description and characterization the epic and the particular than The Horseman on the Roof. This novel which Giono began writing in 1934 and which was published in 1951 expanded and solidified his reputation as one of Europes most important writers.This is a novel of adventure a roman courtois that tells the story of Angelo a nobleman who has been forced to leave Italy because of a duel and is returning to his homeland by way of Provence. But that region is in the grip of a cholera epidemic travelers are being imprisoned behind barricades and exposure to the disease is almost certain.Angelos escapades adventures and heroic self-sacrifice in this hot hallucinatory landscape among corpses criminals and rioting townspeople share this epic tale.