Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
Jean Giono
Born: March 30, 1895
Died: October 8, 1970 (aged 75)
Bio: Jean Giono was a French author who wrote works of fiction mostly set in the Provence region of France.
Known for:
- The Man Who Planted Trees (1953)
- The Horseman on the Roof (1951)
- Un roi sans divertissement (1947)
- The Song of the World (1934)
- Second Harvest (1930)