A Year in the World (50 page)

When I finish my travels, I will solve the riddle of home. When I finish my travels, I will know the answer. Then I will open the Yellow Café.

Cortona, Italy
San Rafael, California
2005

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Permissions Acknowledgments

In Blood Oranges: Reprinted by permission of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, LLC. Nine lines from “Ballad of the Three Rivers” and “Acacia” from “Garden in Umber” from
Collected Poems: Revised Bilingual Edition
by Federico García Lorca, translated by Christopher Maurer. Translations copyright © 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, and 2002 by Herederos de Federico García Lorca, and various translators.

In Blood Oranges: By Federico García Lorca, translated by Christopher Maurer, from
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Antonio Machado: Selected Poems
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The Leopard
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In A Paperweight for Colette: Reprinted by permission of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, LLC. Excerpts from
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About the Author

Frances Mayes is the author of four books about Tuscany. The now-classic
Under the Tuscan Sun
remained on the
New York Times
bestseller list for more than two and a half years and became a Touchstone movie starring Diane Lane. It was followed by
Bella Tuscany
and two illustrated books,
In Tuscany
and
Bringing Tuscany Home
. She is also the author of the novel
Swan
, six books of poetry, and
The Discovery of Poetry
. Her books have been translated into more than twenty languages.

Also by the Author

Bringing Tuscany Home

Swan

In Tuscany

Bella Tuscany

Under the Tuscan Sun

The Discovery of Poetry

Ex Voto

A YEAR IN THE WORLD.

Copyright © 2006 by Frances Mayes.

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Mayes, Frances.

A year in the world : journeys of a passionate traveller /

Frances Mayes.

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1. Mayes, Frances—Travel. 

2. Travel writers—United States—Biography. I. Title.

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