Name: Villa Amalia (The French List)
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Author: Pascal Quignard
ISBN: 9780857424785

Type

Physical Book

Author

Pascal Quignard

Publisher

Sea Boating

Year

2018

Language

English

Pages

264

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9780857424785

Synopsis "Villa Amalia (The French List) "

Musician Ann Hidden suspects her partner, Thomas, isn’t telling her everything. So one dark night, she secretly follows him to an unfamiliar house in the Paris suburbs, where he disappears inside with an unknown woman. But before she can even begin to process what looks like a betrayal, she gets another surprise—an old schoolmate, Georges Roehlinger, appears, berating her for spying the from the bushes. With Georges’s help, Ann takes radical action: while Thomas is away, she resolves to secretly sell their shared house and get rid of all the physical manifestations of their sixteen years together. Thomas returns to find her gone, the locks changed, and his few possessions packed up and sent to his office. Ann, meanwhile, has fled the country and started a new, hidden life. But our past is never that easy to escape, and Ann’s secrets eventually seek her out.

Pascal Quignard

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Pascal Quignard (born in 1948) is a French writer known for his deep and philosophical style, covering genres such as the novel, essay, and experimental literature. His work stands out for exploring themes like memory, language, and history. Among his most recognized books is The Wandering Shadows (2002), with which he won the prestigious Goncourt Prize.

With a body of work that challenges narrative conventions, Quignard has established himself as one of the most original voices in contemporary French literature.

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