Characters from A Year in Provence

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Peter Mayle - A British citizen living in France.

Madame Mayle - Moves to Provence with husband.

Faustin - A hard worker and a good neighbor.

Henriette - The wife of Faustin

Grandfather P - Eighty-year-old father of Faustin

Antoine Massot - The old, surly neighbor of the Mayles.

Monsieur Menicucci - A plumber and philosopher

Didier - A mason who renovates houses.

Ramon - A plasterer who does everything by hand.

Bernard - The pool man.

Christian - The architect for the project on the Mayles' home.

Tony - Someone the...
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