Running in Place: Scenes from the South of France

by Nicholas Delbanco

Book Overview

Provence: Its magnificent landscape has inspired artists and writers for centuries. In this stunning evocation of Provencal culture and history, the critically lauded novelist and essayist Nicholas Delbanco captures both the immediacy of this changing region and the time-honored traditions of its past.

Born in England during the Second World War, raised in America, Delbanco spent many of the most important periods of his life in Provence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802138098
• ISBN13: 9780802138095
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

I wish I had read this book at the begining of my trip!

I always try and read a book about a place I am going to. This time on my trip to Provance I started with Peter Mayle, Encore Provance, which was a little thin compared to his previous books.Unfortunately I did not start this one until almost the end of the trip and finished it when landing, I feel like I would have enjoyed my trip all the more based on the insight that Nicholas gave me. I will recommend this book to anyone who plans on touring Provance, and I will definitly reread it before my next trip!