Marcel Pagnol (1895–1974), playwright and film director, the first cinematographer who became a member of the French Academy and made films that were included in the golden fund of French classics, needs 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 “The Castle of My Mother” (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.