| Lovers Are Never Losers | |
| Author: | Jean Giono |
| Title Orig: | Un de Baumugnes |
| Translator: | Jacques Le Clercq |
| Country: | France |
| Language: | French |
| Publisher: | Éditions Grasset |
| Pub Date: | 1929 |
| English Pub Date: | 1931 |
| Pages: | 228 |
Lovers Are Never Losers is a 1929 novel by the French writer Jean Giono. It tells a love story set in rural France in the early 20th century. It is the standalone second entry in Giono's Pan trilogy; it was preceded by Colline and followed by Second Harvest. It was published in English in 1931, translated by Jacques Le Clercq.[1]
The novel was the basis for the 1934 French film Angèle. The film was directed by Marcel Pagnol and stars Orane Demazis, Fernandel and Henri Poupon.[2] A Turkish adaptation directed by Ömer Lütfi Akad was released in 1957 as Kara Talih.[3]