by Jean Anglade · Presses de la Cité · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782258071056
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«Les ventres jaunes» is the regional novel by Jean Anglade, published by Presses de la Cité in paperback (348 pages, in French).
The novel is set in Auvergne between the late 19th and early 20th centuries and portrays the community of cutlers of Thiers, craftsmen called «ventres jaunes» for the dust and filings that marked their skin. The story follows Maurice Pitelet and his family in an exhausting trade that produced famous pieces such as the Laguiole.
First novel of the Pitelet saga, set between 1883 and 1911. Published in the Terres de France collection by Presses de la Cité.
For readers of French fiction and stories featuring craftsmen and traditional trades.
