{"product_id":"the-song-of-the-world-paperback","title":"The Song of the World - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimple and magical, \u003ci\u003eThe Song of the World\u003c\/i\u003e is an adventure story for the modern era when two men from France's Provence region embark on a journey to discover the meaning of life\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough writing which is invigorating and fresh, Giono represents man's relationship to nature as the two men experience the wonders of the world. A tale of primitive love and vendetta set in the timeless French landscape of river, mountain and forest. Sailor, a woodsman, has twin sons, the elder of whom is dead and the younger, the red-head, has gone missing upcountry where the powerful landowner Maudru holds sway. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith his friend Antonio, the riverman, he goes in search of the boy, fearing that he too has been killed. On the way they come upon a lone girl giving birth in the woods at dead of night, and they bring her to a place of safety. Once among Maudru's drovers, who effectively serve him as a private army, they have to watch their step, the more so when they learn that the lost twin is in fact alive but the object of a ruthless manhunt, for he has married Maudru's daughter against her father's wishes, and is blamed, too, for the death of a nephew. With its taut yet elegiac atmosphere, \u003ci\u003eThe Song of the World\u003c\/i\u003e is unmistakably the work of a master storyteller.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51370488692959,"sku":"9781582430676","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/8y1setsNGz9781582430676.webp?v=1789161439","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-song-of-the-world-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}