My Fathers Glory My Mothers Castle Marcel Pagnols Memories Of Childhood

The first volume, My Father's Glory , establishes the foundation of Marcel’s world, centering heavily on his relationship with his father, Joseph. Joseph Pagnol is a dedicated, fiercely republican, and anti-clerical schoolteacher. In the eyes of young Marcel, Joseph is an omniscient, infallible god who possesses an answer for every scientific anomaly and historical event.

A rational, proud man of the secular, republican French school system. The first volume, My Father's Glory , establishes