Mayle wrote several follow-on books, including 'Toujours Provence' and 'Encore Provence'.įilm director Ridley Scott, his friend and neighbour, directed the 2006 film 'A Good Year', starring Russell Crowe and Marion Cotillard, which was based on Mayle's book of the same name. Knopf announced on Twitter late Thursday that Mayle, who had written 'multiple best-selling books about life in Provence, died early today at a hospital near his home in the south of France'. Its infectious warmth for the south of France and the local lifestyle and culture fired up the imaginations of thousands of Britons and others to seek the same romantic dream.Īlfred A.

The witty tale of moving into a 200-year-old stone farmhouse in the lavender-scented, remote countryside, and adapting to the slower Provencal way of life, went on to sell six million copies in 40 languages. Knopf said.Ī Year In Provence', about Mayle's first 12 months after relocating to the south of France, was released in 1990 with an initial print run of 3,000.

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