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    My Mother's Castle by Marcel Pagnol (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    My Mother's Castle by Marcel Pagnol (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
    My Mother's Castle by Marcel Pagnol (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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    My Mother's Castle by Marcel Pagnol (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

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    Unlock the more straightforward side of My Mother’s Castle with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!

    This engaging summary presents an analysis of My Mother’s Castle by Marcel Pagnol, an autobiographical tale which describes a year in the author’s childhood, focusing on the holidays he spent in the Provençal countryside with his family. During his time there, he develops a close friendship with Lili, a local boy, which leads the family to begin returning to their summer home more often, and to start using a different route to get there: a shortcut that leads them past four imposing castles. My Mother’s Castle is the second book in the Souvenirs d’enfance quartet, a very successful series of books which focus on Pagnol’s memories of his childhood and which are now regarded as classics of French literature. However, the author is not only famous for his novels, but also for his plays and films. He was the first filmmaker to be elected to the Académie française, and is widely considered to be one of France’s finest 20th century writers.

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    • Key themes and symbols
    • Questions for further reflection

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrightSummaries.com
    Release dateSep 22, 2017
    ISBN9782808000789
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