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Provence A-Z by Peter Mayle
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Provence A-Z [Paperback]

by Peter Mayle
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Description of Provence A-Z

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.

Title Information

ISBN:
9781861978844
Pages:
256 pages
Format:
Paperback
Product Code:
24054
Publisher:
Profile Books
Published:
05/10/2006

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