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An indispensable, hugely informative and consistently entertaining guide to Provence by the best-selling writer who has made the region his own. Organised from A-Z but far from a conventional work of reference, this is a selection of those aspects of Provence that Peter Mayle has found in his twenty years there to be the most interesting, delicious or downright fun. In more than 200 entries - from ail to Francois Zola - he writes about subjects as diverse as architecture, expatriates, lavender, linguistic oddities, the museum of the corkscrew and a bawdy folklore character named Fanny. And, of course, he writes about food and drink: truffles, olives, bouillabaisse, and the cheese that killed a Roman Emperor. He also features artwork that he has gathered over the years - drawings, advertisements, photos and pieces from tourist brochures. Anything qualifies, as long as it has piqued Mayle's curiosity - hence the inclusion of a recipe for tapenade and a morning spent with a public executioner.
| ISBN-13 | 9781861978844 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1861978847 |
| Weight | 1.55 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.46 x 1.22 x 8.23 In |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | Hardcover |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 304 pages |
| Publisher | Profile Books |
| Published On | 2006-10-05 |
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