Marcel Pagnol

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born

February 28, 1895 in Aubagne , France

died

April 18, 1974

gender

male

website

http://www.marcel-pagnol.com/

genre

Literature & Fiction, Plays

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Marcel Pagnol was a French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker. In 1946, he became the first filmmaker elected to the Académie Française.

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Books by Marcel Pagnol

Average rating: 3.91 · 3,101 ratings · 141 reviews · 51 distinct works

	La gloire de mon père (Souvenirs d'enfance, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 802 ratings — published 1962 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Le château de ma mère (Souvenirs d'enfance, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 512 ratings — published 1957 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Jean de Florette & Manon of the Springs by Marcel Pagnol, W.E. van Heyningen (Translator) 4.18 avg rating — 329 ratings — published 1962 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Manon des Sources 3.98 avg rating — 278 ratings — published 1963 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Jean De Florette 3.95 avg rating — 238 ratings — published 1962 — 6 editions	My rating:
	My Father's Glory & My Mother's Castle: Marcel Pagnol's Memories of Childhood 4.13 avg rating — 180 ratings — published 1957 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Le Temps Des Secrets (Souvenirs d'enfance, #3) 3.88 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 1962 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Marius 3.77 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 1954 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Fanny 3.81 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 1974 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Le temps des amours (Souvenirs d'enfance, #4) 3.79 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1977 — 7 editions	My rating:

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Series by Marcel Pagnol

Souvenirs d'enfance (4 books)
by Marcel Pagnol

3.84 avg rating — 1,559 ratings

L'eau des collines (2 books)
by Marcel Pagnol

3.96 avg rating — 516 ratings

Trilogie marseillaise (1 book)
by Marcel Pagnol

4.03 avg rating — 62 ratings

Quotes by Marcel Pagnol

“The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be.”
― Marcel Pagnol

tags: happiness , way-to-be

133 people liked it

“Such is the life of a man. Moments of joy, obliterated by unforgettable sorrow.”
― Marcel Pagnol

11 people liked it

“Warum es den Menschen so schwer fällt, glücklich zu sein? Weil sie die Vergangenheit besser sehen als sie war, die Gegenwart schlechter als sie ist und die Zukunft rosiger als sie sein wird.”
― Marcel Pagnol

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