Lourdes Joseph Vogel Relying on oral histories

Relying on oral histories

Because the authors worked on this book during the pandemic

Three quarters of a century after the manuscript of Kay Boyle's first novel disappeared

the role of environments for older adults and an aging society at multiple levels

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Lourdes Joseph Vogel Relying on oral historiesIn this moving depiction of a pilgrimage to Lourdes, the master French realist has created a novel of vivid characters and subtle commentary on suffering and the belief in miracles as the last desperate refuge from pain. Based on his own trip to the fabled grotto, the novel follows a simple five part structure corresponding to the five day train trip from Paris to Lourdes and back. Zola's brilliant observational powers are at their best as he moves