Summary And Notes About Jean De Florette

Summary and notes in English about Jean de Florette The story takes place in a small village of Provence in Occitania, the south of France, shortly after the First World War. César Soubeyran - also known as Papet - and his nephew, Ugolin, are desperate to buy a neighbouring farm after hearing of the death of its owner, for its water source. The farm is then inherited by Jean, a hunchbacked tax collector from the city. Learning this news, César and Ugolin block up the spring with concrete to force