One of the outstanding literary scholars of our time, Professor College de France Antoine Companion (born .) 1950) dedicated two major studies to Michel de Montaigne, and in 2012 he prepared for the France Inter radio station a series of forty short broadcasts , Reviewing the main themes of the Experiments the only (not counting letters) of Montaigne’s work , which made him one of the founders of the New Age worldview and the creator of the essay genre. Summer with Montaigne, compiled from the texts of these programs, was published in France a year later and became a bestseller. Walking carelessly through the bizarre and immeasurable landscape of the Experiences, as in his native city, the Companion conveys to us to his companions the pleasure of recognizing his monuments and curiosities.