Provence A-Z: A Francophile's Essential Handbook

作者 Peter Mayle著
出版社 Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
出版时间 2008年12月
ISBN 9781400095698
定价 119.30

内容简介

Theultimate“dictionary”forloversofProvence:PeterMayle'spersonalselectionofthefoods,customsandwordshefindsmostfascinating,curious,delicious,orjustplainfun.ThoughorganizedfromAtoZ,thisishardlyaconventionalworkofreference.Inmorethan170entries,PeterMayle—bestsellingauthorofAYearinProvence—writesaboutsubjectsaswide-rangingasarchitectureandzingue-zingue-zoun(inthelocalpatois,awordmeanttodescribethesoundofaviolin).And,ofcourse,hewritesaboutfoodanddrink:vinrosé,truffles,olives,melons,bouillabaisse,thecheesethatkilledaRomanemperor,evenacureforindigestion.ProvenceA-ZisadelightforPeterMayle'sever-growingaudienceandtheperfectcomplementtoanyguidebookonProvence,or,forthatmatter,France.

作者简介

PeterMayleworkedinadvertisinguntilhedecidedtolivewherehemostlongedto,Provence,andtryhishandatwriting.Withthesuccessofhisfirstbookdescribinghisnewlife,AYearinProvence,hislifetookanotableturnforthebetter.Thisishiseleventhbookincludingfivenovels.Recently,hereceivedtheLegiond'HonneurfromtheFrenchgovernmentforhisculturalcontributions.HehasbeenlivinginProvencewithhiswife,Jennie,for18yearsnow.AGoodYear,RidleyScott'sfilmstarringRussellCrowebasedonPeter'snovelofthesamename,wasoutin2006.

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Vintage Departures

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