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{{short description|1956 novel by Romain Gary}}
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'''''The Roots of Heaven''''' ({{lang-fr|'''Les Racines du ciel'''}}) is a 1956 novel by the Lithuanian-born French writer and [[World War II|WW II]] aviator, [[Romain Gary]] (born '''Roman Kacew'''). It received the [[Prix Goncourt]] for fiction and was translated in English in 1957.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.academie-goncourt.fr/?article=1229180690|title=Le Palmarès|language=French|work=academie-goncourt.fr|publisher=[[Académie Goncourt]]|accessdate=2011-12-16}}</ref>
'''''The Roots of Heaven''''' ({{langx|fr|Les Racines du ciel}}) is a 1956 novel by the Lithuanian-born French writer and [[World War II]] aviator, [[Romain Gary]] (born Roman Kacew). It received the [[Prix Goncourt]] for fiction. It was translated into English in 1957.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.academie-goncourt.fr/?article=1229180690|title=Le Palmarès|language=French|work=academie-goncourt.fr|publisher=[[Académie Goncourt]]|accessdate=2011-12-16}}</ref>


==Synopsis==
Set in French Equatorial Africa, the book is the story of a crusading environmentalist, Morel, who labors to preserve elephants from extinction, but which narrative is actually a metaphor for the quest for salvation for all humanity. He is assisted in the task by Minna, a nightclub hostess, and Forsythe, a disgraced British military officer seeking redemption.
The book takes place in [[French Equatorial Africa]]. Morel, a crusading environmentalist, labors to preserve elephants from extinction. He is assisted in the task by Minna, a nightclub hostess, and Forsythe, a disgraced British military officer in search of redemption. The story is a metaphor for the quest for salvation for all humanity.


==Adaptation==
[[John Huston]] directed and [[Darryl Zanuck]] produced a 1958 Hollywood film with [[The Roots of Heaven|the same title]] based on the novel. It was actually shot in the malaria-infested [[Belgian Congo]] and starred [[Trevor Howard]] as Morel, [[Errol Flynn]] as Forsythe, and [[Juliette Gréco]] as Minna.
[[John Huston]] directed and [[Darryl Zanuck]] produced a 1958 Hollywood film [[The Roots of Heaven (film)|of the same title]].


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 09:51, 2 November 2024

The Roots of Heaven
1956 French edition
AuthorRomain Gary
Original titleLes Racines du ciel
TranslatorJonathan Griffin
LanguageFrench
Set inFrench Equatorial Africa, 1955
PublisherÉditions Gallimard
Publication date
5 October 1956
Publication placeFrance
Published in English
1958
Pages510
843.9

The Roots of Heaven (French: Les Racines du ciel) is a 1956 novel by the Lithuanian-born French writer and World War II aviator, Romain Gary (born Roman Kacew). It received the Prix Goncourt for fiction. It was translated into English in 1957.[1]

Synopsis

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The book takes place in French Equatorial Africa. Morel, a crusading environmentalist, labors to preserve elephants from extinction. He is assisted in the task by Minna, a nightclub hostess, and Forsythe, a disgraced British military officer in search of redemption. The story is a metaphor for the quest for salvation for all humanity.

Adaptation

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John Huston directed and Darryl Zanuck produced a 1958 Hollywood film of the same title.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Le Palmarès". academie-goncourt.fr (in French). Académie Goncourt. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
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