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Poil de carotte

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Poil de carotte
Illustration for Poil de carotte
AuthorJules Renard
Original titlePoil de carotte
LanguageFrench
Genreautobiographical novel
PublisherFlammarion
Publication date
1894
Publication place France
Pages185

Poil de carotte (En: Carrot Head or Carrot Top) is a long short story or autobiographical novel by Jules Renard published in 1894 which recounts the childhood and the trials of a redheaded child. It is probably in this miserable childhood story where one should look for the origins of Renard's skepticism and irony, his skill in using litotes, his dense and precise styles.

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The story of "Poil de carotte" is that of an unloved, redheaded child, the victim of an evil family. François Lepic, nicknamed Poil de carotte, grows up with a mother who never likes him and a father who is indifferent to him. The reader follows the journey of this young boy and the relationships with his parents, with the world around him and with nature. Poil de carotte uses cunning to battle the daily humiliations he experiences and to stand up to the adult world. So, tragedy notwithstanding, the reader enjoys delightful, amusing, comical, and moving adventures.

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References

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  1. ^ Brix, Michel (2 October 2014). Histoire de la littérature française: Voyage guidé dans les lettres du XIe au XXe siècle. De Boeck Superieur. p. 337. ISBN 9782804189303.
  2. ^ Program from Carrots (1903) Library of Congress
  3. ^ Travers, James (2009). "Poil de carrote (1925)". FilmsdeFrance.com. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  4. ^ Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 911. ISBN 9783110951943. OCLC 853254340.
  5. ^ Oury, Antoine (2 January 2017). "Poil de carotte, un film de Richard Bohringer d'après Jules Renard". ActuaLitté (in French). Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Poil de Carotte: La Pêche".
  7. ^ "Poil de Carotte: Héros Campagnard".
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