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Jean Giono was a French author who wrote works of fiction mostly set in the Provence region of France. Wikipedia  

✵ 30. March 1895 – 9. October 1970
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“I have always hated crowds. I like deserts, prisons, and monasteries. I have discovered, too, that there are fewer idiots at 3000 meters above sea level than down below.”

Jean Giono

Source: An Italian Journey

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