The Horseman on the Roof (novel)

1951 book by Jean Giono

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The Horseman on the Roof (orig. French Le Hussard sur le toit) is a 1951 adventure novel by French writer Jean Giono.[1] It tells the story of Angelo Pardi, a young Italian carbonaro colonel of hussars, caught up in the 1832 cholera epidemic in Provence.

In 1995, it was made into a film of the same name directed by Jean-Paul Rappeneau.

## See also

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* Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century

## References

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1. ^ "The Horseman on the Roof". Kirkus Reviews. 1953-06-15. Retrieved 2024-10-20.

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Jean Giono

Bibliography

Novels|

* Colline (1929)
* Lovers Are Never Losers (1929)
* Second Harvest (1930)
* Blue Boy (1932)
* The Song of the World (1934)
* Joy of Man's Desiring (1936)
* A King Alone (1947)
* Les Âmes fortes (1949)
* The Horseman on the Roof (1951)
* The Open Road (1951)
* The Malediction (1952)
* The Straw Man (1957)
* Two Riders of the Storm (1965)

Short fiction|

* The Solitude of Compassion (1932)
* "The Man Who Planted Trees" (1953)

Other works|

* Les Vraies Richesses (1937 book)
* Croesus (1960 film)

Miscellaneous|

* Grand prix Jean Giono
* Night Across the Street
* Pan trilogy

Authority control databases

National|

* Germany
* France
* BnF data

Other|

* MusicBrainz release group

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