About the book: 2018 / Marcel Pagnol (1895–1974), playwright and film director, the first cinematographer to become a member of the French Academy and direct The films included in the golden fund of French classics need no introduction. But we have to get acquainted again with Marcel Pagnol, the writer. For the first time, his famous books “The Glory of My Father” and “My Mother’s Castle” (previously only selected chapters), telling about his childhood in Provence, are being published in full in Russian. Funny, touching, sometimes hilariously funny adventures of little Marseille unfold against the backdrop of the landscapes of Provence, an amazing land where enjoying life has been elevated to the rank of high art..