Reader for Hire by Raymond Jean

Reader for Hire by Raymond Jean

Marie-Constance loves reading and possesses a beautiful voice. So, one day she decides to put an ad in the local paper offering her services as a paid reader. Her first client, a paralysed teenager, is transformed by her reading of a Maupassant short story. Her fame spreads and soon the rich, the creative and the famous clamour for her services.

'A clever, funny, and humane work that champions the power of literature' David Mills, SUNDAY TIMES ------ 'An entertaining, sensuous and, above all, fun outing into the converging worlds of reading, language and sexuality.' Pam Norfolk, LANCASHIRE EVENING POST ------ 'Reader for Hire might be the perfect book - written with an elegance whose validity it also questions.' Joanna Walsh, NATIONAL ------ 'An excellent new translation of a novel ... written with a lightness of touch.' Harry Ritchie, DAILY MAIL

Raymond Jean (1925-2012) wrote more than 40 books during his lifetime - novels, short-story collections and essays. He was awarded the Prix Goncourt de la nouvelle in 1983. His novella La Lectrice (Reader for Hire) became a cinema hit starring Miou-Miou. The film won the Cesar Award for Best Supporting Actor and was named the best feature at the 1988 Montreal World Film Festival.

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ISBN 13	9781908670229
ISBN 10	1908670223
Title	Reader for Hire
Author	Raymond Jean
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Peirene Press Ltd
Year published	2015-06-15
Number of pages	174
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.