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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Provence A-Z: A Francophile’s Essential Handbook (Vintage Departures)
By: Peter Mayle
ISBN-10: 1400095697
ISBN-13 : 978-1400095698
Publisher : Vintage; Reprint edition (December 2, 2008)
Language : English
Paperback: 304 pages
Reading Age : None
Dimensions : 5.18 x 0.6 x 8 inches
Item Weight : 9.6 ounces
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