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Jean Giono, 44, is a burly, self-educated French-Italian hillbilly, whom critics have called "one of the giants of modern French letters." He lives in a remote mountain village of the Basses-Alpes, writes unusual novels about hamhanded, muscularly poetic peasants against bright-colored, heroic landscapes. He eschews the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Pastoral | 5/29/1939 | See Source »

Runners-up to the Yankees last year, the Red Sox were a powerful offensive team. They had the best batting average (.299) in the league, were 25 percentage points ahead of the Yankees. But they were weak in pitching. And pitching is considered 80% of baseball. To improve their defensive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: April Folly | 4/24/1939 | See Source »

Its central figures are the large Joad family, Oklahoma sharecroppers, who lose their 40-acre farm to the bankers, sell their possessions for $18 to gyp agents, buy an ancient jalopy for $75 from racketeers, head out on Highway 66 for the land of plenty promised in a come-on...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Oakies | 4/17/1939 | See Source »

Most sentimental and (next to the Open) toughest U. S. golf tournament is the Masters', played on Bobby Jones's "dream course" in Augusta, Ga. Most golfers hope that Bobby Jones, now 37, paunchy and a 40-to-1 shot, may still win this tournament. As the sixth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Masters' | 4/10/1939 | See Source »

Tahitian Rhythms (Augie Goupil and his Royal Tahitians: Decca), according to the collection in this five-record album, sound like a succession of rumbas, torch songs, foxtrots, military marches and old-fashioned hillbilly jump-ups. Weirdy-of-the-month.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: March Records | 3/6/1939 | See Source »

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