作者
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1939年六月14日)
彼得·梅爾（Peter Mayle），生於1939年6月14日，英國著名作傢，曾在國際廣告公司裏任職十五年，1975年開始全職寫作，現與妻子隱居在法國普羅旺斯地區。
彼得-梅爾代表作包括的"普羅旺斯係列"（普羅旺斯的一年》、《永遠的普羅旺斯》及《重返普羅旺斯》）、《吃懂法蘭西》、《品位》、《一隻狗的生活意見》和小說《茴香酒店》、《追蹤塞尚》等。
彼得-梅爾的最新小說《一年好時光》（2004），秉承其一貫的清新幽默的筆調，巧妙融會作者多年創作所積纍的諸般元素 -- -- 風景，美食，時尚，幽默，愛情，小說的鮮明脈絡，散文的唯美雋永。
Peter Mayle (born June 14, 1939 in Brighton) is a British author famous for his series of books detailing life in Provençe, France. He spent fifteen years in advertising before leaving the business in 1975 to write educational books, including a series on sex education for children and young people. In 1989, A Year in Provence was published and became an international bestseller. His books have been translated to more than twenty languages, and he is a contributing writer to magazines and newspapers. Indeed, his seventh book A Year in Provence, chronicles a year in the life of a British expatriate who settled in the village of Ménerbes. His book A Good Year was the basis for the eponymous 2006 film directed by Ridley Scott and starring actor Russell Crowe. Peter Mayle currently lives in Lourmarin, situated in Luberon, in Provençe, France