C'est la Vie (eBook)

Shocking, hilarious and poignant noir

Pascal Garnier (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2025
128 Seiten
Pushkin Vertigo (Verlag)
978-1-80533-608-2 (ISBN)

Infos

'Happiness for those unused to it is like food for the starving - a little too much can be fatal.'Writer Jeff Colombier is not accustomed to success. Twice divorced with a grown-up son he barely sees, he drinks too much and his books don't sell. Then he wins a big literary prize and his life changes for ever. Overwhelmed by his newfound wealth and happiness, he feels the need to escape and recapture his lost youth, taking his son, Damien, with him. And if shady characters lead them down ever more dangerous paths . . . well, c'est la vie.

Autor

Pascal Garnier, who died in March 2010, was a talented novelist, short story writer, children's author and painter. From his home in the mountains of the Ardèche, he wrote fiction in a noir palette with a cast of characters drawn from ordinary provincial life. Though his writing is often very dark in tone, it sparkles with quirkily beautiful imagery and dry wit. Garnier's work has been likened to the great thriller writer, Georges Simenon.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.1.2025
• Übersetzer: Jane Aitken
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Schlagworte: addiction • Adventure • character-driven narrative • Coming-of-age • Contemporary fiction • dysfunctional family • emotional conflict • Escape • existential exploration • family dynamics • father-son relationship • French Literature • Happiness • Humor • Life Changes • literary fiction • Literary Prize • Midlife Crisis • Paris • Personal Growth • personal journey • psychological drama • quest for happiness • Redemption • relationships • second chances • Self-discovery • shady characters • Social commentary • Success • Tragedy • Wealth
• ISBN-10: 1-80533-608-8 / 1805336088
• ISBN-13: 978-1-80533-608-2 / 9781805336082