The Martins - Couverture souple

Foenkinos, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1913547302 ISBN 13 : 9781913547301

Editeur : Gallic Books, 2022

Synopsis

A disillusioned Parisian writer finds inspiration in the ordinary lives of his neighbours, the Martins. 'A wonderful surprise' L'Express Is it true that every life is the stuff of novels? Or are some people just too ordinary? This is the question a struggling Parisian writer asks when he challenges himself to write about the first person he sees when he steps outside his apartment. Secretly hoping to meet the beautiful woman who occasionally smokes on his street, he instead sets eyes on octogenarian Madeleine. She's happy to become the subject of his project, but first she needs to put her shopping away... Wondering if his project is doomed to be hopelessly banal, he soon finds himself tangled in the lives of Madeleine's family. Though calm on the surface, the Martins have secrets, troubles and woes, and the writer discovers that the most compelling story is that of an ordinary life.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David Foenkinos is the author of 17 novels which have been translated into 40 languages. His novel Delicacy was made into a film starring Audrey Tautou. He received the 2014 Prix Renaudot and Prix Goncourt des lyceens for Charlotte. Sam Taylor is the author of The Republic of Trees (2005), The Amnesiac (2007), The Island at the End of the World (2009), The Ground is Burning (2011), all published by Faber and Faber UK. Sam's translations include award winning HHhH (2012), The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (2014) and The Heart (2017). He lives in Texas with his family.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Gallic Books
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1913547302
• ISBN 13: 9781913547301
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
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• Personne responsable: non disponible