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Pig Earth by John Berger · Booklabria

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Pig Earth

Romans, nouvellesFrance

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First published: 1979
Editions: 11 in 2 languages

Synopsis

Set in a small village in the French Alps, Pig Earth relates the stories of sceptical, hard-working men and fiercely independent women. This book is an act of reckoning that conveys the precise wealth and weight of a world we are losing.

Subjects: Romans, nouvelles
France
Country life
Roman anglais
Peasants
Peasantry
Set in: France
Alps, French
French Alps

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11 in 2 languages

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