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The Most Beautiful Book in the World: 8 Novellas - Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt
The Most Beautiful Book in the World: 8 Novellas
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One of Europe's most popular and best-loved authors, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt captivates the reader with his spirited, buoyant style and enchanting stories that move effortlessly from the everyday to the fantastical. The eight stories in this collection, his first to be published in English,... show more
One of Europe's most popular and best-loved authors, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt captivates the reader with his spirited, buoyant style and enchanting stories that move effortlessly from the everyday to the fantastical. The eight stories in this collection, his first to be published in English, represent some of his best writing and most imaginative storylines: from the love story between Balthazar, wealthy and successful author, and Odette, cashier at a supermarket, to the tale of a barefooted princess; from the moving story of a group of female prisoners in a Soviet gulag to the entertaining portrait of a perennially disgruntled perfectionist. Here are eight contemporary fables, populated by a cast of extravagant and affecting characters, about people in search of happiness. Behind each story lies a simple, if elusive, truth: happiness is often right in front of our eyes, though we may frequently be blind to it.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9781933372747 (1933372745)
ASIN: 1933372745
Publisher: Europa Editions
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
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Rowena's Reviews
Rowena's Reviews rated it
5.0
I could hardly put this book down; what a great storyteller Schmitt is! All the stories featured women who were dealing with different things in their lives (loves, death, dementia, disappointments, etc.), and their stories truly fascinated me.
CJ the Book Peddler
CJ the Book Peddler rated it
5.0
Amazing. My favorite is the short story about Odette. These stories are centered around life, death and love with the glue binding it all together is that you don't know what you have until it's gone.
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