Frances Mayes
Author of Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy
About the Author
A native of Georgia, Frances Mayes received a B.A. from the University of Florida and an M.A. from San Francisco State University. She is a creative writing professor at San Francisco State University. Mayes' memoir "Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy," about buying and restoring an abandoned show more villa in Cortona, was a national best seller in 1996. It became the basis of a feature film of the same name in 2003 starring Diane Lane. In addition her travel writing, Frances Mayes is the author of six books of poetry and is a respected essayist and gourmet cook. Frances' title Under Magnolia is a 2015 New York Times bestseller. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by Frances Mayes
Associated Works
A Fork in the Road: Tales of Food, Pleasure, and Discovery on the Road (2013) — Contributor — 98 copies
Torregreca: Life, Death, and Miracles in a Southern Italian Village (Italia Series) (1969) — Foreword — 56 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1940-04-04
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Fitzgerald, Georgia, USA
- Places of residence
- Fitzgerald, Georgia, USA
San Francisco, California, USA
Cortona, Tuscany, Italy
Hillsborough, North Carolina, USA - Education
- University of Florida
San Francisco State University
Randolph-Macon Woman's College - Occupations
- professor
poet
essayist
novelist - Relationships
- Mayes, Edward (husband)
- Organizations
- San Francisco State University
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Under the Tuscan Sun in Made into a Movie (February 2016)
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- Works
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- Members
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- Popularity
- #1,869
- Rating
- 3.5
- Reviews
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- ISBNs
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- Languages
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