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Laurence Wylie's remarkably warm and human account of life in the rural French village he calls Peyrane vividly depicts the villagers themselves within the framework of a systematic description of their culture. Since 1950, when Wylie began his study of Peyrane, to which he has returned on many occasions since, France has become a primarily industrial nation--and French village life has changed in many ways. The third edition of this book includes a fascinating new chapter based on Wylie's observations of Peyrane since 1970, with discussions of the Peyranais' gradual assimilation into the outside world they once staunchly resisted, the flux of the village population, and the general transformation in the character of French rural communities.
- Sales Rank: #842812 in eBooks
- Published on: 1974-07-18
- Released on: 1974-01-31
- Format: Kindle eBook
Review
A moving, funny, acid and unforgettable scrutiny of the French seen up close. (Nan Robertson New York Times)
A first-rate book. It is a sociological study--written, however, with grace and humor. (New Yorker)
Both because of the range and soundness of its description of the culture of the village, and also because of the vividness and insight with which its people are portrayed, the book is a substantial addition to the literature on European rural communities. (Ernestine Friedl American Anthropology)
A superlatively well-organized and well-and-entertainingly written work that probably will be something of a classic in anthropological analysis. (Publishers Weekly)
A sociological study of life in provincial France, but vividly detailed, full of charming characters and funny anecdotes, and with prose as humane as the author's photographs. (Robert Eisner Washington Post)
About the Author
Laurence William Wylie was Professor Emeritus in French Civilization at Harvard University.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
A family with four children choose to live in as a member of the community in a rather poor section of France
By Lydia Smith
A very remarkable book that is by now a classic. A family with four children choose to live in as a member of the community in a rather
poor section of France. Although one might say it is outdated, in another sense it isn't, because there is so much of universal interest
in it. Excellent!!! So glad it is on Kindle, because I have a brother with MS who cannot hold a book. He is loving it.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
A classic anthropological study of a now famous village in Provence.
By evyintexas
A classic anthropological study of a region which, at the time Wylie lived there, was unknown to foreigners. Open-minded, full of empathy, this book taught me a great deal in a pleasant way about Provence in the mid-twentieth century.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful.
Sociology as it should be written - and lived...
By John P. Jones III
Laurence Wylie took his wife, and two small children to live in the small Provencal village of Roussillon (which he calls Peyrane) in 1950. It was a world so far removed from the modern romantic perception of Provence as an idyll. It was a world slowly trying to shake off the defeat of the Second World War, which had so closely followed the awful bleeding of the First. Psychologically, many of the citizens were still defeated; they refused to plant fruit trees, which would take 5-6 years to yield a crop, fearing they would be destroyed in the interim by Russia and the United States who would use their country as a battleground in the Third. It was still a time of poverty and want, and the peasants would shoot sparrows for food.
Wylie includes only one statistical chart in the entire book- three "snap shots" of the town's population, by age group, over a hundred year period. In that period, 1851 to 1946, the population declined by almost 50%. There were numerous contributing factors: the rise of industrialization, improved transportation, silkworm diseases, phylloxera, which destroyed the vineyards, decline in the use of ochre in paint and, of course, the First World War. Each had a significant impact on village life that an outsider tends to view as "static."
There is a scene in the movie "Dr. Zhivago" in which the Field Commander Strinlikov asked Zhivago why he traveled with his wife and children - was it to reduce suspicion on him, who might be engaged in "counter revolutionary" activities? Likewise, the presence of Wylie's family was significant in overcoming the prejudice and suspicion of even the most doctrinaire communists - of no small importance in this strongly anti-clerical region. By becoming part of village life, he was able to complete a most effective sociological portrait, covering the major aspects of life, in a charmingly anecdotal manner. First, he locates the village in time and space (I've wondered why he insisted on the "ruse" of naming Roussillon Peyrane when he identifies it so clearly anyhow, including a map! of the town). Then in following chapters he discusses the phases of a human's life, starting in infancy through schooling, adolescences, marriage, setting up a household, making a living, and concluding with old age. He also focuses on communal activities in "getting along with others," the community's relationship with the outside world, the life of the caf�, community celebrations and organizations.
Even with his very best intentions, Wylie is still of the American culture. That is pointedly brought home in an anecdote about the meter reader. First Wylie describes how very little electricity they use - and how low they keep the heat - only to have the meter reader chuckle, shake his head, and proclaim that only the school and the caf� used more electricity. When I rented a gite in nearby Cabannes in 1989 I thought I was the ultimate conserver of electricity; the gite's owner read the meter, and went "oye"... yes, it was a case of the Americans who "gaspiller" - waste - a topical subject now that gas is at $4 a gal in the USA, and China and India see no reason why they cannot have a Western living standard.
In the epilogue section Wylie discusses his return visits to "Peyrane" after ten and twenty-five year periods. Conditions in the village improved far beyond the wildest hopes of the inhabitants of 1950. Perhaps the most stunning revelation to Wylie was realizing that Samuel Beckett had lived quietly in the village as a refuge during the Second World War. During his two years of residence there, no one had told him - it was only when he returned to the USA, and was reading "Waiting for Godot" and there was a passage about Bonnelly's farm in Roussillon... Later, he was able to confirm this with the residents. Supposedly Beckett was inspired to write the play as he waited for a ride on the N-100, to travel the 3 km up to the village. I too have been visiting Roussillon, frequently, over an almost 20 year period, and have seen the village transformed into a chic holiday destination - they even have installed railings along the top of the ochre cliffs!
For the first time visitor, or the "recidivist," this is the first book I would recommend for a thorough reading, for the much deeper insights it will give of the life of Provence.
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