Soft in the Head
by Marie-Sabine Roger
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Pub Date 28 Jun 2016 | Archive Date 28 Jun 2016
Description
His mother calls him a worthless halfwit while his fellow drunks at the local bar ensure he's the butt of all their jokes. He spends his days whittling wood, counting pigeons and adding his own name to the list on the town war memorial. So how could Germain possibly anticipate what a casual encounter on a park bench with eighty-five-year old Margueritte might mean?
In this touchingly comic tale of an unusual friendship, that first conversation opens a door into a world Germain has never imagined—the world of books and ideas—and gives both him and Margueritte the chance of a happiness they thought had passed them by.
In this touchingly comic tale of an unusual friendship, that first conversation opens a door into a world Germain has never imagined—the world of books and ideas—and gives both him and Margueritte the chance of a happiness they thought had passed them by.
A Note From the Publisher
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Born in Bordeaux in 1957, Marie-Sabine Roger has been writing books for both adults and children since 1989. Soft in the Head was made into a 2010 film, My Afternoons with Margueritte, directed by Jean Becker, starring Gerard Depardieu. Get Well Soon won the Prix des lecteurs de l'Express in 2012 and will be published by Pushkin Press in 2017.
ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR
Frank Wynne is an award-winning translator from French and Spanish. He has won the IMPAC Award, the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the Scott Moncrieff Prize. He has translated a number of Spanish and Latin American authors, including Tomás Eloy Martínez, Isabel Allende, Arturo Pérez-Reverte and Tomás Gonzalez, whose In the Beginning Was the Sea is published by Pushkin Press.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Born in Bordeaux in 1957, Marie-Sabine Roger has been writing books for both adults and children since 1989. Soft in the Head was made into a 2010 film, My Afternoons with Margueritte, directed by Jean Becker, starring Gerard Depardieu. Get Well Soon won the Prix des lecteurs de l'Express in 2012 and will be published by Pushkin Press in 2017.
ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR
Frank Wynne is an award-winning translator from French and Spanish. He has won the IMPAC Award, the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the Scott Moncrieff Prize. He has translated a number of Spanish and Latin American authors, including Tomás Eloy Martínez, Isabel Allende, Arturo Pérez-Reverte and Tomás Gonzalez, whose In the Beginning Was the Sea is published by Pushkin Press.
Born in Bordeaux in 1957, Marie-Sabine Roger has been writing books for both adults and children since 1989. Soft in the Head was made into a 2010 film, My Afternoons with Margueritte, directed by Jean Becker, starring Gerard Depardieu. Get Well Soon won the Prix des lecteurs de l'Express in 2012 and will be published by Pushkin Press in 2017.
ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR
Frank Wynne is an award-winning translator from French and Spanish. He has won the IMPAC Award, the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and the Scott Moncrieff Prize. He has translated a number of Spanish and Latin American authors, including Tomás Eloy Martínez, Isabel Allende, Arturo Pérez-Reverte and Tomás Gonzalez, whose In the Beginning Was the Sea is published by Pushkin Press.
Advance Praise
'Unique. The sort of book that makes you want to hug the author to thank them for the happiness they have given you' Focus Vif
'A novel of hope' Femme Actuelle
'A breath of tender fresh air, written in a tone as funny as it is clever' France Soir
'A deeply moving, sunny novel, full of humanity' La Marseillaise
'One of those occasional publishing miracles' Le Figaro
'A funny and tender story, a memorable and sharp novel written with sensitivity and skill' Le Magazin des Livres
'Rich in adventures and love' Biblioteca Magazine
'A brilliant, uplifting book' Le Messager
'Both raw and expertly crafted, this book is a wonderful love song to literature' Service Littéraire
'A novel of hope' Femme Actuelle
'A breath of tender fresh air, written in a tone as funny as it is clever' France Soir
'A deeply moving, sunny novel, full of humanity' La Marseillaise
'One of those occasional publishing miracles' Le Figaro
'A funny and tender story, a memorable and sharp novel written with sensitivity and skill' Le Magazin des Livres
'Rich in adventures and love' Biblioteca Magazine
'A brilliant, uplifting book' Le Messager
'Both raw and expertly crafted, this book is a wonderful love song to literature' Service Littéraire
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| ISBN | 9781782271581 |
| PRICE | US$14.95 (USD) |
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