Renard, Jules 1864-1910

Poil de carotte by Jules Renard ( Book )
533 editions published between 1894 and 2010 in 15 languages and held by 1,226 libraries worldwide
On trouvera, dans le dossier historique et littéraire, les grands portraits d'enfants à travers la littérature.

Histoires naturelles by Jules Renard ( Book )
207 editions published between 1000 and 9999 in 11 languages and held by 1,036 libraries worldwide
"Renard mingles wonder and humor in a series of miniature portraits of subjects drawn from the natural world: dogs, cats, pigs, roses, snails, trees and birds of all sorts, humans of course, and even a humble potato. Ranging from a sentence to several pages, Renard's sketches are ...compress[ed] and descripti[ve], capturing both appearance and behavior through a choice of details that makes the familiar unfamiliar and yet surprisingly true to life."--from publisher description.

The journal of Jules Renard by Jules Renard ( Book )
7 editions published between 1964 and 2008 in English and held by 633 libraries worldwide

Journal, 1887-1910 by Jules Renard ( Book )
51 editions published between 1960 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 508 libraries worldwide

Poil de carotte, and other plays by Jules Renard ( Book )
7 editions published between 1967 and 1977 in English and held by 361 libraries worldwide

Histoires naturelles by Maurice Ravel ( )
45 editions published between 1907 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 353 libraries worldwide
Enthält: Le paon ; Le grillon ; Le cygne ; Le martin-pêcheur ; La pintade.

L'écornifleur : roman by Jules Renard ( Book )
74 editions published between 1890 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 289 libraries worldwide

Journal by Jules Renard ( Book )
57 editions published between 1927 and 2004 in French and Undetermined and held by 232 libraries worldwide

Théâtre complet by Jules Renard ( Book )
7 editions published between 1957 and 1959 in French and Undetermined and held by 225 libraries worldwide

Songs of Ravel & Satie by Régine Crespin ( Recording )
2 editions published in 1998 in French and held by 224 libraries worldwide
The now-retired Rǧine Crespin is easily the greatest soprano voice to come out of France since World War II, notable not just for its body and luster but for such an effortless sense of line that you're never aware of the individual notes, only the overall musical idea they're meant to create. This was recorded a bit late in her career and some wobble is apparent. But her characterization of the words--so important in Ravel's precise animal portraits in Histoires Naturelles --is peerless. Too bad that the Satie songs--in terms of quality--veer between serious endeavors and cabaret toss-offs. The disc is filled out by Crespin's performance of Beethoven's concert aria Ah! Perfido , which illustrates why she was a formidable Tosca in her day. --David Patrick Stearns.