Chocolat
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| Author | Joanne Harris |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Released | 4 March 1999 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 394 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-385-41064-6 (first edition, hardback) |
For other uses, see Chocolat (disambiguation).
Chocolat is a 1999 novel by Joanne Harris. It tells the story of a young mother (Vianne Rocher) who arrives at a fictional oppressed French village (Lansquenet-sous-Tannes) with her six-year-old daughter (Anouk) and opens La Céleste Praline, a small chocolaterie. Vianne's chocolate quickly begins to change the lives of the townspeople with her magic.
Chocolat is the French spelling of "chocolate", and is properly pronounced [ʃɔkɔˈla].
[edit] Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
The novel was adapted for film in 2000 directed by Lasse Hallstrom and starring Juliette Binoche, Alfred Molina, Judi Dench, and Johnny Depp.
[edit] Release details
- 1999, UK, Doubleday (ISBN 0-385-41064-6), Pub date 4 March 1999, hardback (First edition)
- 2000, UK, Black Swan (ISBN 0-552-99848-6), Pub date 2 March 2000, paperback
- 1999, USA, Viking Adult (ISBN 0-670-88179-1), Pub date ? February 1999, hardback
- 2000, USA, Penguin Books (ISBN 0-14-028203-3), Pub date ? January 2000, paperback
- 2000, USA, Penguin Books (ISBN 0-14-100018-X), Pub date ? November 2000, paperback (tie-in edition)
[edit] External links
- About the Book from the Joanne Harris Website
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