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Loading... Aš mylėjau (original 2002; edition 2002)by Anna Gavalda
Work InformationSomeone I Loved by Anna Gavalda (2002)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I thought this book was really sad and poignant and true but I think that maybe it just speaks to me at this second. I have a feeling that maybe if I re-read it in a year, I might find it a bit trite. ( ) 90% of the novel are dialogues. It isn't bad, but to my mind dialogues don't tell us much about the characters. Besides, sometimes it was hard to understand who was talking. And the story which Pierre told Chloe looks like an excuse for his son's betrayal. And I don't think that something can justify it. À soixante-cinq ans, il est à l'âge des bilans. Elle en a moitié moins et rumine son chagrin. Celui d'avoir été plantée là avec ses deux filles par un mari volage parti pour une "femme moins usée." A priori, Pierre et Chloé n'ont pas grand chose à partager. Il en décide pourtant autrement, emmenant sa belle-fille sur un coup de tête pour quelques jours à la campagne. Au fil d'un long dialogue, ils vont peu à peu se livrer. Tombe alors le masque du "vieux con" autoritaire et hautain attribué un peu hâtivement par Chloé à son beau-père. L'homme renfermé aux jugements définitifs révèle une blessure et une sensibilité à fleur de peau, tandis que la jeune femme pleine de vie reprend le dessus sur l'épouse éplorée. "On biaise, on s'arrange, on a notre petite lâcheté dans les pattes comme un animal familier. On la caresse, on la dresse, on s'y attache. C'est la vie. Il y a les courageux et puis ceux qui s'accommodent. C'est tellement moins fatigant de s'accommoder..." A-t-on le droit de tout quitter, femme et enfants, simplement parce que l'on se rend compte - un peu tard - que l'on s'est peut-être trompé? Adrien est parti. Chloé et leurs deux filles sont sous le choc. Le père d'Adrien apporte à la jeune femme son réconfort. A sa manière: plutôt que d'accabler son fils, il semble lui porter une certaine admiration. Son geste est égoïste, certes, mais courageux. Lui n'en a pas été capable. Tout au long d'une émouvante confidence, il raconte à sa belle-fille comment, jadis, en voulant lâchement préserver sa vie, il a tout gâché. A woman who has just learned that her husband is leaving her and their children for another woman is whisked off to a country house by her father in law. This dialog heavy novel eventually steers the conversation to his story of a love lost. Nearly a screenplay, it's not bad, but does get a bit sloggy until you fall off the edge of the end. (June 22, 2004)
A literary phenomenon A novel full of grace and uncluttered prose. Gavalda sees through ordinary appearances to people's hidden longings Belongs to Publisher SeriesEl balancí [Edicions 62] (461) Distinctions
How long does it take to forget the smell of someone who loved you? And when do you stop loving them? When Chloe's husband leaves her and their children for another woman, she is devastated. Unexpectedly, it's her usually distant father-in-law who comes to Chloe's aid, both with practical help and his personal wisdom on life and love.In this beautifully crafted novella, Anna Gavalda poignantly explores the fragility of human relationships. AUTHOR: Anna Gavalda is one of the most acclaimed authors writing in French today. Her books are published in over thirty languages and and include: Hunting and Gathering, I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere and Consolation. No library descriptions found. |
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