Chocolat

This article is about the 1999 novel. For the 2000 film based on this novel, see Chocolat (movie).

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.

Chocolat is the French spelling, and is properly pronounced (approximately) "SHOH – ko – LAH".

External links

• About the Book from the Joanne Harris Website