The Open Road - Jean Giono Children's Book Beloved characters return in the

Beloved characters return in the final book of this whimsical series for fans of Tove Jansson's Moomins

and popular prints—tracing their development as well as the aesthetic

and dreamy artists to tales of devilish adultery

five New York Times Best Illustrated Book awards

The Open Road - Jean Giono Children's Book Beloved characters return in theThe Open Road by Jean Giono ISBN 9781681375106 224 page paperback from NYRB Classics, published 2022 *** A nomad and a swindler embark on an eccentric road trip in this picaresque, philosophical novel by the author of The Man Who Planted Trees. The south of France, 1950: A solitary vagabond walks through the villages, towns, valleys, and foothills of the region between northern Provence and the Alps. He picks up work along the way and spends the