My Mother's Castle

About “My Mother's Castle”

My Mother's Castle is a 1957 autobiographical novel by Marcel Pagnol, the second in his four-volume series Souvenirs d'enfance, following My Father's Glory. The book recounts Pagnol's childhood memories, focusing on his relationship with his mother. It was adapted into a 1990 film by Yves Robert, which follows the original plot but also incorporates elements from the third book in the series, Le Temps des Secrets. The novel is part of a larger collection of memoirs that chronicle Pagnol's early life. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)