The Gardeners
Publisher
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Actes Sud
Parution date
:
2008
EAN
:
9782742773343
Number of pages
:
101
Description
***Translation sample available***
In a collection of six short stories, Véronique Bizot explores, with humor and a remarkable eye for the absurd in daily life, the themes of solitude and anxiety. In The Gardeners, an old man living on a grand estate watches the gardeners around him with mistrust. In The Hotel, young newlyweds under the watchful eye of an elegant elderly lady have their honeymoon disrupted by an invasion of rats. Georges’ Wife tells of two friends, the tragic accident that leaves one paralyzed, and the ensuing and unavoidable vengeance. Another story tells of Lamirault, a sworn enemy of the narrator: His funeral proves that loathing, like loving, is stronger than death.
Author
Véronique Bizot : Véronique Bizot is the author of two collections of short stories, Les Sangliers (Stock, 2005) and Les Jardiniers (Actes Sud, 2008). Mon couronnement is her first novel.
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