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Available
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Publication
De Geus (2017), Editie: 01, 192 pagina's
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LibraryThing member missizicks
I first read these stories in French at school, and loved them from the start. Then I saw the films, and loved them even more. Then I found an English translation, and my joy was complete. The perfect representation of childhood, the hero worship of parents, and the start of making your own way in
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the world, it's all in these books, with equal measures of humour and sorrow. Show Less
LibraryThing member Lukerik
Don't be put off by the hideous cover: this is one of the funniest books ever written. There's humour all the way through, but it's concentrated in the early parts of My Father's Glory. A lot of it depends on the perceived idylls of nature and childhood and the horror at the heart of both. Also,
It's also very well written, with tricolons galore and both parts constructed like novels, building to scenes of mild peril.
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the set-piece with the junk-man compelled to charge them fifty francs is a masterpiece.It's also very well written, with tricolons galore and both parts constructed like novels, building to scenes of mild peril.
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Language
Original language
French
Physical description
192 p.
ISBN
9044539019 / 9789044539011