by Jean Vautrin · France loisirs · Tapa dura · ISBN 9782724249583
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«Un Grand pas vers le Bon Dieu» is Jean Vautrin's novel published by France Loisirs in hardback (493 pages, in French).
Set in the Louisiana of the Acadian pioneers ('Cajuns'), the novel follows three generations of a family: Edius Raquin, his wife Bazelle and his daughter Azeline, with characters such as the outlaw Farouche Ferraille Crowley and the sailor Palestine Northwood. The saga ranges from the bayous to New Orleans and culminates in the birth of jazz.
Winner of the Prix Goncourt and the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens in 1989.
A work for literary fiction readers who want to immerse themselves in the Louisiana of the Cajun pioneers and in the origins of jazz.
Jean Vautrin, real name Jean Herman, was a French writer, filmmaker and film critic.
