Gabriel Chevallier
Discover how Gabriel Chevallier masterfully blends a humorous exploration of changing morals in a picturesque French village during the roaring twenties with subtle hints of impending societal upheaval.
El autor prosigue su perspicaz y afectuoso retrato de las costumbres y peculiaridades del ficticio pueblo francés de Clochemerle, situado en el corazón de la pintoresca región vinícola. Con un tono consistentemente lúdico e indulgente, la narrativa introduce a un nuevo y fervoroso párroco, quien se empeña en moderar los exuberantes apetitos sexuales y la moral relajada de los residentes. Sus sinceros esfuerzos, sin embargo, encuentran escaso éxito, ya que las nuevas libertades y los lujos emergentes de la década de 1920, con su aire de modernidad y permisividad, alcanzan incluso este idílico y pastoral enclave. No obstante, en el trasfondo de esta alegre efervescencia local, se vislumbran sutiles pero insistentes indicios de la inminente turbulencia económica y el malestar político que caracterizarán la década de 1930.
Authors: Gabriel Chevallier
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Language: en
Pages: 328
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Gabriel Chevallier was a French writer born in Lyon in 1895 and who died in Biarritz in 1969. He is mainly known for his novel La Peur (Fear), published in 1930, which recounts his experiences in the trenches of World War I with a raw and anti-militarist tone. Another of his most popular works is Clochemerle (The Clochemerle Affair), a satire of French rural life published in 1934, which was adapted into film and television. He studied art and worked in various trades before dedicating himself to writing. His work often combined social criticism with humor and a keen observation of human nature.
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