Jóusè d’Arbaud: La bèstio dóu Vacarés (The Beast and Other Tales)
The latest addition to my website is Jóusè d’Arbaud (aka Joseph d’Arbaud)'s La bèstio dóu Vacarés (The Beast and Other Tales). The title story is set in fifteenth century Provence…
Michel Miniussi: Lei Passatemps [The Pastimes]
The latest addition to my website is Michel Miniussi's Lei Passatemps [The Pastimes]. Though born in Paris, Miniussi grew up in Cannes and became a very great supporter of Occitan…
Jean Boudou: La Quimèra [The Chimaera]
The latest addition to my website is Jean Boudou's La Quimèra [The Chimaera], one of the classics of the Occitan novel. Jean Boudou, as he is known in French, is…
Chantal Fraïsse: La bèstia de totas las colors [The Beast of All Colours]
The latest addition to my website is Chantal Fraïsse's La bèstia de totas las colors [The Beast of All Colours], written in Occitan. This was prompted by my visit to…
Provençal literature
I have recently returned frrm a week in Provence so this is a good time to say a few words about their literature. Provençal literature, which should be called Occitan…