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Raboliot
Paperback
Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction
ISBN13: 9781025358116
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 260
Weight: 0.81
Height: 0.55 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Raboliot is a celebrated masterpiece of rural literature that explores the visceral connection between man and the natural world. Set in the wild marshlands of Sologne, the story follows the eponymous protagonist, a fiercely independent poacher who lives by his own rules, driven by an ancestral passion for the hunt. His life is a constant game of cat and mouse with the local authorities, particularly the persistent gendarme, Borelle.
Maurice Genevoix captures the atmosphere of the French countryside with stunning lyrical precision, portraying the sounds, smells, and rhythms of the forest and the changing seasons. This novel, which won the prestigious Prix Goncourt in 1925, is more than a tale of law versus freedom; it is a profound meditation on the human spirit's need for autonomy and its deep-seated bond with the earth. Genevoix's rich prose brings the landscape to life, making the environment as much a character as the men who inhabit it. Raboliot remains a classic of 20th-century literature, offering a timeless depiction of the struggle between societal constraints and the untamed call of the wild.
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