This is the second volume of "Chroniques de la Montagne" by Alexandre Vialatte. Vialatte (1901-1971) developed a unique literary style through his chronicles, which he wrote extensively throughout his life.
- The book compiles hundreds of chronicles written from his early twenties until his death.
- These chronicles were published in various periodicals including La Revue rhénane, Le Crapouillot, L'Intransigeant, Le Moniteur, L'Epoque, La Nouvelle Revue française, La Revue hebdomadaire, Marie-Claire, Le Journal de l'Est, Le Petit Dauphinois, and a major daily newspaper for the last eighteen years of his life.