作者
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1939年6月14日)
彼得·梅尔（Peter Mayle），生于1939年6月14日，英国著名作家，曾在国际广告公司里任职十五年，1975年开始全职写作，现与妻子隐居在法国普罗旺斯地区。
彼得-梅尔代表作包括的"普罗旺斯系列"（普罗旺斯的一年》、《永远的普罗旺斯》及《重返普罗旺斯》）、《吃懂法兰西》、《品位》、《一只狗的生活意见》和小说《茴香酒店》、《追踪塞尚》等。
彼得-梅尔的最新小说《一年好时光》（2004），秉承其一贯的清新幽默的笔调，巧妙融会作者多年创作所积累的诸般元素 -- -- 风景，美食，时尚，幽默，爱情，小说的鲜明脉络，散文的唯美隽永。
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