In one of M.F.K. Fisher's many memoirs, she recounts the three years she spent living as a student with her husband in Dijon. In a dozen short chapters, the reader will meet countless interesting characters, from the uber-thrifty Ollagniers to the profligate Rigoulets. You will also get a very good sense of Dijon as a place, at least as it was in the 1920s.

While this book was quite pleasant, for some reason it didn't capture me. ( )

A particularly engaging MFK Fisher compilation ( )

1st ed. Introduction by Jan Morris. Jacket painting M. Marinot. Map of Dijon Claudia Carlson. ( )