Je vous écris d'Italie ("I write to you from Italy") is a 1984 novel by the French writer Michel Déon.

It is set in Italy in the summer of 1949 and follows a young French historian who tries to solve a mystery connected to a secret pagan festival.

[1] Jacques Sauvage is a young French historian and Stendhal enthusiast.

He fought for the French army during World War II and briefly visited the small town Varela in Umbria, Italy, in 1945.

He returns to the area four years later in hope of being able to solve a mystery connected to the historically rich surroundings.