His father is a school teacher who was trained at a very anti-religious ecole normale, a fact which brings out some humorous incidents with his brother-in-law. My Father’s Glory introduces Marcel at the turn of the 20th century. The volume I finished last weekend, virtually in one sitting, includes two of the four semi-autobiographical books of Souvenirs d’enfance by Marcel Pagnol: My Father’s Glory & My Mother’s Castle: Marcel Pagnol’s Memories of Childhood My Father’s Glory and My Mother’s Castle. Sometime in college, I watched My Father’s Glory La Gloire de Mon Pere (My Father’s Glory) and was charmed by its sense of innocence and nostalgia for an earlier, simpler time. Both media help to give insights into French sensibilities, thinking, and history. Since I took a lot of French language classes both in high school and college, I was exposed to a wide range of French literature and movies.
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