彼得·梅尔（Peter Mayle，1939年6月14日出生于布莱顿）是一位英国作家，以其详细描述法国普罗旺斯生活的系列书籍而闻名。在1975年离开广告行业之前，他在广告行业工作了15年，撰写了教育书籍，包括一系列关于儿童和青少年性教育的书籍。他1989年出版的《普罗旺斯的一年》一书成为国际畅销书;它记录了他作为英国侨民在南部沃克吕兹省的一个村庄梅内尔贝斯的一年生活。

他的著作已被翻译成二十多种语言。他为杂志和报纸撰稿。《普罗旺斯的一年》是一部由约翰·索主演的电视连续剧，于 1993 年上映。他的小说《美好的一年》是 2006 年由雷德利·斯科特执导、演员罗素·克劳和玛丽昂·歌迪亚主演的同名电影的基础。

彼得·梅尔（Peter Mayle）住在法国普罗旺斯吕贝隆（Luberon）的卢尔马林（Lourmarin）。

英国图书奖将普罗旺斯年度最佳旅行书籍（1989 年）评为年度最佳旅行书籍，将他评为年度作家（1992 年）。2002年，法国政府授予他荣誉军团骑士勋章（Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur），以表彰他与法语国家合作。

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Peter Mayle (born 14 June 1939 in Brighton) was a British author famous for his series of books detailing life in Provence, France. He spent fifteen years in the advertising industry before leaving the business in 1975 to write educational books, including a series on sex education for children and young people. His 1989 book A Year in Provence became an international bestseller; it chronicled a year in his life as a British expatriate in Ménerbes, a village in the southern département Vaucluse.

His books have been translated to more than twenty languages. He writes for magazines and newspapers. A Year in Provence was produced as a TV series starring John Thaw and screened in 1993. His novel A Good Year was the basis for the 2006 film of the same name directed by Ridley Scott and starring actors Russell Crowe and Marion Cotillard.

Peter Mayle lives in Lourmarin, situated in Luberon, in Provence, France.

British Book Awards named A Year in Provence Best Travel Book of the Year (1989) and him Author of the Year (1992). The French government made him a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (Knight of the Legion of Honor) in 2002, for coopération et francophonie.

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