Publisher's Synopsis
This book is an English translation of Frederic Mistral's Mireio, a classic French novel that was originally written in Provencal in 1867. The English version is crowned by the French Academy, which is a prestigious literary honor in France. Mireio tells the story of a young girl named Mireio who falls in love with a man from a different social class. The novel explores themes of love, class, and tradition in 19th century France. This translation is faithful to the original Provencal text and provides English readers with an opportunity to experience Mistral's work in its original form.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
