Title : Wild Hazelnuts - Robert Sabatier - book
Summary :
LIVIER, the little boy from Swedish Matches and Three Mint Lollipops , arrives in Saugues, the gateway to Gévaudan. There, he joins his family: the "pépé", a blacksmith who has added the conquests of knowledge to his noble profession; the "mémé", a former little girl hired out from the age of six; their son Victor, a young village hercules, who takes the child under his protection.
In this magnificent country, every moment for Olivier brings him a discovery, a wonder. Gestures like shoeing, milking, and farm work, seen through his eyes, take on a new and intense meaning.
Who are these fierce peasants, these diligent craftsmen, these shepherds full of mysterious knowledge? Olivier discovers them in their real lives: whether it be Chadès the hairdresser, Anglade the pastry chef, Sister Clémentine, the cousins in flowery dresses, or the entire population of an astonishing village.
And there are the originals, the innocents, the merry pranksters. And above all, the grandfather: the slightest object for him becomes a pretext for memories, tales, evocations. In this land of the Beast of Gévaudan, with its dark legends, its processions of Penitents, its vigils, the imagination of little Poulbot runs wild and it is all of childhood that appears through him.
He goes to the crayfish, follows the band, attends the pig slaughter, looks after the cows, helps shoe, learns lou patouès , participates in the tribe, in the festival. Scenes like the last bourrée of the disabled grandfather, the walks with Papa-Gâteau who brings the Gallic epic back to life and a hundred others, constantly move, amuse and charm.
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EAN: 9782226000125
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