Le Vent des baragnes

FLOREAL DAURA

Provence in the 1920s: Prieur, a young landless shepherd regularly travels by foot with his flock between Alpilles mountains and Haute-Provence. This simple man makes one night the most beautiful discovery: love, played by the beautiful Elisa, a young deaf mute orphan alone on her road.

Deciding not to leave her, Prior takes her with him on his way South and drives the flock to his beloved Alpilles. Settling in Provence, the young couple lives in the small village of Aureille among sheep and humans.
But in this peaceful and cheerful world, evil is never far away.

This unforgettable novel by Floreal Daura combines joys, sorrows and tragedies and brings to life characters who really lives 100 years ago in Provence.

Floreal Daura lives in Saint-Remy-de-Provence (Alpilles), in a country he remained faithful to throughout his life. Painter, poet, storyteller and Provencal horseman, he constantly sings about the simple beauty of a land which "drives you crazy", as he uses to say...

Book available in French only!