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Overview
Vitaglione, a writer and resident of Provence, traces the footsteps of writers who lived in various regions and towns, including Flaubert, Katherine Mansfield, Simone de Beauvoir, Virginia Woolf, and dozens of others. Includes guidelines on food and lodging, with web sites, phone numbers, and email contacts. Illustrated with 15 maps, 35 b&w images, and 41 color photos.Annotation © Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Synopsis
Vitaglione, a writer and resident of Provence, traces the footsteps of writers who lived in various regions and towns, including Flaubert, Katherine Mansfield, Simone de Beauvoir, Virginia Woolf, and dozens of others. Includes guidelines on food and lodging, with web sites, phone numbers, and email contacts. Illustrated with 15 maps, 35 b&w images, and 41 color photos.
Annotation © Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Library Journal
Vitaglione, the author of several books on French literature and language (The Literature of Provence, McFarland, 2000), takes the reader on a literary ramble of Provence, visiting the land that inspired countless authors, both native-born and foreign. Colette, Virginia Woolf, Samuel Beckett, and F. Scott Fitzgerald are just a few of the better-known literary visitors who wrote fiction, poetry, and letters about Provence and its people. However, Provence has also produced many regional authors, most of whom are not as well known abroad, including Fr d ric Mistral, who championed the use of the local Proven al language. Excerpts of letters and diaries and examples of poetry are included, both in the original French or Proven al and translated into English. Practical travel information is minimal, most often consisting of hotel and restaurant names and their phone numbers. The black-and-white photographs are mostly portraits, although the publisher has indicated that 36 color photographs will be included in the final edition. There are better guides for planning a trip to Provence, such as those by DK and Fodor's, but this is a pleasant and inspiring armchair trip for anyone who has seen Provence and loved it. For public libraries. Linda M. Kaufmann, Massachusetts Coll. of Liberal Arts Lib., North Adams Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.