by Maxence Fermine · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782226116734
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«L'Apiculteur» is the novel by Maxence Fermine, published by Albin Michel in paperback (194 pages, in French).
A young Provençal man of the late 19th century, Aurélien, trades the lavender fields for beehives after an encounter with a bee that leaves golden pollen on his hand. Ruined by a storm, he travels to Abyssinia following a dream of love; on his journey he crosses paths with Van Gogh and Rimbaud.
The novel originally appeared in French on 23 August 2000. It was awarded the Prix Murat in 2001.
Readers of French fiction who appreciate poetic coming-of-age stories and characters in search of an ideal.
