Sébastien Japrisot
Birth date: July 04, 1931
Died: March 04, 2003
Sébastien Japrisot's Books
A fantastic story of one woman's strength and determination. I've always enjoyed books set against the backdrop of the two World Wars and when combined with a protagonist who must overcome odds that are stacked against her—on top of dealing with the crippling side effects of polio—this made one hell...
bookshelves: published-1962, film-only, winter-20142015, france, mystery-thriller, translation, shortstory-shortstories-novellas, under-500-ratings Read from January 06 to 16, 2015 Watch hereDescription: A beautiful young woman lies sprawled on her berth in the sleeping car of the night train f...
Beautiful love story about a tenacious Frenchwoman searching for her missing fiance after World War I. Suspenseful, wonderful story with a great ending. Loved it!
Very obviously translated from the French. Not that it's a poor translation - the way words and thoughts are put together just seem very French.I enjoyed the mystery of whether or not Manech was dead. Mathilde is a very intriguing (though somewhat prickly) character.Quite enjoyable.