Mirror of our Sorrows
Mirror of our Sorrows
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Zusammenfassung
The final novel in Pierre Lemaitre's between-the-wars trilogy - a riotous depiction of the Phoney War from the perspective of an unlikely group of people caught up in its chaos.
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Mirror of our Sorrows by Pierre Lemaitre
"Tremendous and enjoyable" - La Libre Belgique "A great success" - La Croix April, 1940. Louise Belmont runs, naked, down the boulevard du Montparnasse. To understand the tragic scene she has just experienced, she will have to plunge into the madness of the 'Phoney War', when the whole of France, seized by the panic of a new World War, descends into chaos. Alongside bistro-owner Monsieur Jules, new recruit Gabriel and small-time crook Raoul, Louise navigates this period of enormous upheaval and extraordinary twists of fate, for as the Nazi's advance, the threat of German occupation will uncover long-buried secrets and make strange bedfellows. With his characteristic wit and verve, Pierre Lemaitre chronicles the greatness and decline of a people crushed by circumstance. In Mirror of Our Sorrows, the final novel in the Paris between-the-wars trilogy, is an incandescent tale that is both burlesque and tragic. Translated from the French by Frank Wynne
A great success * La Croix *
Lemaitre's new historical chronicle possesses the desperate irony that made the early volumes so successful * BibliObs *
Pierre Lemaitre brings his brilliant interwar trilogy to a close * Le Journal de Quebec *
Tremendous and enjoyable * La Libre Belgique *
Great characters and a roaring pace * Le Monde *
Spectacular * Le Soir *
A vibrant tapestry of a decayed and defeated France * Financial Times *
Lemaitre's new historical chronicle possesses the desperate irony that made the early volumes so successful * BibliObs *
Pierre Lemaitre brings his brilliant interwar trilogy to a close * Le Journal de Quebec *
Tremendous and enjoyable * La Libre Belgique *
Great characters and a roaring pace * Le Monde *
Spectacular * Le Soir *
A vibrant tapestry of a decayed and defeated France * Financial Times *
Pierre Lemaitre was born in Paris in 1951. He worked for many years as a teacher of literature before becoming a novelist. He was awarded the Crime Writers' Association International Dagger, alongside Fred Vargas, for Alex, and as sole winner for Camille. In 2013 his novel Au revoir là-haut (The Great Swindle, in English translation) won the Prix Goncourt, France's leading literary award.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781529416923 |
| ISBN 10 | 1529416922 |
| Titel | Mirror of our Sorrows |
| Autor | Pierre Lemaitre |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Hardback |
| Verlag | Quercus Publishing |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2023-02-02 |
| Seitenanzahl | 496 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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