Blue Boy

Blue Boy is the fictionalized autobiography of Jean Giono's boyhood in the countryside of Provence before the first World War. Told through the eyes of a child, this novel is written with the style that marks Giono's greatest work. On the surface a simple tale of a village cobbler and his young son, Blue Boy explores a complex interlocking that sets the stage for the young boy's rites of passage from innocence to sensuality.