Griuns

Griuns

Nigel Patten

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Strategic Book Group, LLC
Año de edición:
2020
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Ficción histórica
ISBN:
9781682352588
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« L’imagination nous emporte souvent vers des mondes qui n’ont jamais existés, mais sans elle, nous allons nulle part. » – Carl SaganSans archives pour la région du Chablais avant le XI siècle, ce conte populaire, appuyé par des déductions historiques, nous parle des premiers habitants d’un village alpin au-dessus de la vallée du Rhône à la fin du IX siècle.Nous suivons les aventures d’un jeune couple, une fille serve et un jeune homme affranchi, un rapport incompatible à l’époque. Ils se réfugient à la montagne en hiver et survivent avec l’appui d’un moine et d’un garde-chasse.« J’habite sur le plateau de Gryon/Villars depuis un demi-siècle. Il était temps de mettre mes sentiments sur papier pour cette région », déclare l’auteur. « J’ai toujours essayé d’imaginer qui étaient les premiers habitants à y passer l’hiver et pas seulement pratiquer la transhumance d’été avec leur moutons et leurs chèvres. »(A propos de l’auteur)Nigel Patten est né près de Londres en 1940 et vit en Suisse depuis 1961 où il a enseigné l’anglais dans un lycée français. Il a publié dix livres, des romans historiques, une biographie, un cours d’anglais pour des francophones et une pièce de théâtre sur les dernières semaines de la vie du poète Shelley. Il a gagné un Readers Favorite Award à deux reprises. L’auteur voyage beaucoup en camping-car comme par exemple jusqu’en Inde. Pendant 15 ans, il a navigué entre les îles grecques dans son propre voilier chaque été. Ayant atteint deux fois le sommet du Mont Kilimandjaro, il pratique encore la marche en montagne dont les Grandes Randonnées comme le GR20 en Corse. Acteur et metteur en scène, il a fait partie d’une troupe de théâtre amateur à Vevey pendant 40 ans.

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