Used book – Lettres de mon moulin, Alphonse Daudet, Daniel Leuwers, Nicole Ciravégna

Northern France, shrouded in mist, was unaware of the South. Alphonse Daudet introduced it to them through his Letters from My Windmill. Provence, both the sea and mountain regions, suddenly appeared with its flocks, its beautiful Arlésiennes, and its fragrances.

A century later, Master Cornille and his secret, the Pope's mule holding back its kick, the Curé de Cucugnan, the sub-prefect in the fields—all these characters still live with the same intensity. Sad or joyful, melancholic or satirical, these short texts are masterpieces of wit, poetry, and emotion.