The Martins
Autor*in: Foenkinos, David
Jahr: 2025
Sprache: Englisch
Umfang: 206 S.
Voraussichtlich verfügbar ab: 03.04.2025
- Inhalt:
- A disillusioned Parisian writer finds inspiration in the ordinary lives of his neighbours, the Martins. 'A charming, clever book' The Independent 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.
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 lycéens for Charlotte.
Titelinformationen
Titel: The Martins
Autor*in: Foenkinos, David
Übersetzer*in: Taylor, Sam
Verlag: Pushkin Press
ISBN: 9781805333661
Kategorie: Belletristik & Unterhaltung
Dateigröße: 2 MB
Format: ePub
Max. Ausleihdauer: 21 Tage