Marseille Episode 09 In the Footsteps of Marcel Pagnol

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The author and film-maker Marcel Pagnol is inextricably linked with Marseille – where he lived, set some of his early works and is buried – and with the Provencal countryside around the city. The area's garrigue landscape provides the backdrop to his popular autobiographical works, La Gloire de Mon Père (My Father's Glory) and Le Château de Ma Mère (My Mother's Castle) and is also the setting for his gripping novels, Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources. This episode gives a little biographical information, an idea of where to ‘find’ him in the area today and some appetite-whetting snippets of his work.

Reading Suggestions

Autobiographical works
My Father's Glory and My Mother's Castle (double volume)
3 Plays set in Marseille (in French)
Marius
Fanny
César

Two novels set in Provence
Jean de Florette and Manon des Sources (double volume)

Links for this post
Information on walks in Marcel Pagnol territory
Marcel Pagnol’s Birthplace
Aubagne Tourist Office
Le Petit Monde de Marcel Pagnol
Village des Santons in Marseille
Guide to La Treille
Château de la Buzine

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