978-9933-641-97-9 Summer harvest seasons, the colors of rivers, fish and stones, the warmth of celebrations in a small village, a wheat field facing the ocean, and the gentle touch of a small octopus on a bare foot... images that Le Clezio conjures from his early childhood in the region. Brutani, breathing life into it, with a captivating narration, before moving on to tell about his first encounter with war, hunger, and anxiety in the city of Nice. In this book, the French writer Jean-Marie Gustave Leclezio goes beyond recounting memories, to approach the war and its lasting impact on his childhood, trying to understand the mysterious void it leaves inside everyone who lived through it, and then deeply explains the cultural and historical nature of the “less fortunate” cities in France, It entangles you in love with cities you have never visited