The Hollow Field
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| Author | Marcel Aymé |
|---|---|
| Original title | La Table-aux-crevés |
| Translator | Helen Waddell |
| Publisher | Éditions Gallimard |
Publication date | 14 October 1929 |
Published in English | 1933 |
| Pages | 276 |
The Hollow Field (French: La Table aux crevés) is a 1929 novel by the French writer Marcel Aymé. It tells the story of the rivalry between two farming villages, Cantagrel and Cessigney, which is triggered after a failed attempt at tobacco smuggling. An English translation by Helen Waddell was published in 1933.[1]
The novel received the Prix Renaudot.[2] It was adapted into the 1951 film The Village Feud, directed by Henri Verneuil and starring Fernandel, Maria Mauban and Fernand Sardou.[3]
References
- ^ The hollow field. OCLC 10650564.
- ^ "Lauréats du Prix Renaudot". prix-litteraires.net (in French). Retrieved 2015-09-15.
- ^ Goble, Alan, ed. (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. New Providence, New Jersey: Bowker-Saur. p. 19. ISBN 1-85739-229-9.
External links
- Full text of La Table-aux-Crevés (in French) at Internet Archive