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Provence A-Z

A Francophile’s Essential Handbook

A Francophile’s Essential Handbook

A Francophile’s Essential Handbook

A Francophile’s Essential Handbook

By Peter Mayle

By Peter Mayle

By Peter Mayle

By Peter Mayle

By Peter Mayle
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    About Provence A-Z

    The ultimate “dictionary” for lovers of Provence: Peter Mayle’s personal selection of the foods, customs and words he finds most fascinating, curious, delicious, or just plain fun.

    Though organized from A to Z, this is hardly a conventional work of reference. In more than 170 entries, Peter Mayle—bestselling author of A Year in Provence—writes about subjects as wide-ranging as architecture and zingue-zingue-zoun (in the local patois, a word meant to describe the sound of a violin). And, of course, he writes about food and drink: vin rosé, truffles, olives, melons, bouillabaisse, the cheese that killed a Roman emperor, even a cure for indigestion.

    Provence A-Z is a delight for Peter Mayle’s ever-growing audience and the perfect complement to any guidebook on Provence, or, for that matter, France.

    About Provence A-Z

    The ultimate “dictionary” for lovers of Provence: Peter Mayle’s personal selection of the foods, customs and words he finds most fascinating, curious, delicious, or just plain fun.

    Though organized from A to Z, this is hardly a conventional work of reference. In more than 170 entries, Peter Mayle—bestselling author of A Year in Provence—writes about subjects as wide-ranging as architecture and zingue-zingue-zoun (in the local patois, a word meant to describe the sound of a violin). And, of course, he writes about food and drink: vin rosé, truffles, olives, melons, bouillabaisse, the cheese that killed a Roman emperor, even a cure for indigestion.

    Provence A-Z is a delight for Peter Mayle’s ever-growing audience and the perfect complement to any guidebook on Provence, or, for that matter, France.


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    About Provence A-Z

    An indispensable, richly informative, and always entertaining sourcebook on Provence by the writer who has made the region his own.

    Though organized from A to Z, this is hardly a conventional work of reference. It is rather a selection of those aspects of Provence that Peter Mayle in almost twenty years there has found to be the most interesting, curious, delicious, or downright fun.

    He writes about subjects as diverse as architecture, expatriates, scorpions, the Provençal character, legends, lavender, linguistic oddities, the origins of “La Marseillaise,” wild boars and Frenchwinds. And, of course, he writes about food and drink.

    Provence A—Z is a delight for Peter Mayle’s ever-growing audience and these unabridged selections are the perfect complement to any guidebook on Provence, or, for that matter, France.

    About Provence A-Z

    An indispensable, richly informative, and always entertaining sourcebook on Provence by the writer who has made the region his own.

    Though organized from A to Z, this is hardly a conventional work of reference. It is rather a selection of those aspects of Provence that Peter Mayle in almost twenty years there has found to be the most interesting, curious, delicious, or downright fun.

    He writes about subjects as diverse as architecture, expatriates, scorpions, the Provençal character, legends, lavender, linguistic oddities, the origins of “La Marseillaise,” wild boars and Frenchwinds. And, of course, he writes about food and drink.

    Provence A—Z is a delight for Peter Mayle’s ever-growing audience and these unabridged selections are the perfect complement to any guidebook on Provence, or, for that matter, France.

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    About Peter Mayle

    Peter Mayle wrote fifteen previous books. He was a proud recipient of the Légion d’Honneur from the French government for his cultural contributions. He died in January 2018.

    About Peter Mayle

    Peter Mayle wrote fifteen previous books. He was a proud recipient of the Légion d’Honneur from the French government for his cultural contributions. He died in January 2018.

    About Peter Mayle

    Peter Mayle wrote fifteen previous books. He was a proud recipient of the Légion d’Honneur from the French government for his cultural contributions. He died in January 2018.

    About Peter Mayle

    Peter Mayle wrote fifteen previous books. He was a proud recipient of the Légion d’Honneur from the French government for his cultural contributions. He died in January 2018.

    Product Details

    Category: Travel: Europe | Travel Writing

    Paperback | $15.95
    Published by Vintage
    Dec 02, 2008 | 304 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9781400095698

    Category: Travel: Europe | Travel Writing

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Vintage
    Sep 23, 2009 | 304 Pages | ISBN 9780307489852

    Category: Travel: Europe | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $20.00
    Published by Random House Audio
    Nov 07, 2006 | 589 Minutes | ISBN 9781415932544

    Category: Travel: Europe | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $10.00
    Published by Random House Audio
    Oct 31, 2006 | 218 Minutes | ISBN 9780739340264

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    Praise

    “Mayle’s affection for lavender fields and languid lunched continues unabated-and so does his influence.” —USA Today“Mayle’s magpie dictionary yields amusing facts . . . and useful information. . . . You’ll soon succumb to his road-tested charm.” —The New York Times Book Review“Whether he’s smacking his lips in gustatory contentment or mock exasperation, Mayle’s affection runneth over. . . . If there is anything charmless or depressing in all of Provence, its secret is safe with him.” —The Boston Globe“After nearly two decades of writing about the character and the characters of Provence, Mayle’s love for this rich and colorful region is undiminished.” —The Christian Science Monitor

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