Joy of Man’s Desiring (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Jean Giono
- First Published: 1935
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Pastoral
- Time of Work: The 1930’s
- Setting: The Grémone Plateau, a French farming region
- Genres: Long fiction, Realism, Pastoral
- Subjects: France or French people, Love or romance, Suicide, Nature, Rural or country life, 1930’s, Farms, farmers, or farming, Utopias, Deer
- Locales: France
Characters Discussed
Bobi, an acrobat, a stranger to the plateau and a bearer of healing and joy. Roughly thirty-five years old, he is tan and strong, with gentle, delicate hands and the language of a poet. He sees the joy of nature in plants and animals and awakens the farmers of the plateau to the beauty and joy around them. Bobi appears in the middle of the night, stays with Jourdan and Marthe (a lonely farming couple of the plateau), and speaks to them of the beauty of the stars, of the flowers and forest, of the song of birds, and of the wonder of wildlife. He represents...
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