Fontagre
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Tears along folds of jacket.
Set against the fading grandeur of the French aristocracy, Fontagre is a poignant and masterfully observed portrait of a family grappling with the inexorable decay of their ancestral way of life. Jean Orieux chronicles the decline of a noble household in the Limousin region, where pride and tradition serve as both a sanctuary and a cage for those tethered to the past. Through a lens of gentle nostalgia and sharp psychological insight, the novel navigates the tension between the crumbling walls of the estate and the inevitable march of modernity, revealing the fragility of privilege when confronted with the passage of time. Orieux, a winner of the prestigious Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française, employs a style that is as elegant as it is melancholic. His prose meticulously captures the atmosphere of a sequestered world, highlighting the idiosyncrasies of his characters with both wit and profound empathy. Fontagre stands as a significant work of mid-century French literature, offering readers an immersive experience into a vanishing social order, rendered with the nuanced sophistication that defined Orieux’s literary reputation.
Author: Jean Grieux
Format: Hardback
Genre: Fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Tanning and foxing , price clipped
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Tears along folds of jacket.
Set against the fading grandeur of the French aristocracy, Fontagre is a poignant and masterfully observed portrait of a family grappling with the inexorable decay of their ancestral way of life. Jean Orieux chronicles the decline of a noble household in the Limousin region, where pride and tradition serve as both a sanctuary and a cage for those tethered to the past. Through a lens of gentle nostalgia and sharp psychological insight, the novel navigates the tension between the crumbling walls of the estate and the inevitable march of modernity, revealing the fragility of privilege when confronted with the passage of time. Orieux, a winner of the prestigious Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française, employs a style that is as elegant as it is melancholic. His prose meticulously captures the atmosphere of a sequestered world, highlighting the idiosyncrasies of his characters with both wit and profound empathy. Fontagre stands as a significant work of mid-century French literature, offering readers an immersive experience into a vanishing social order, rendered with the nuanced sophistication that defined Orieux’s literary reputation.