Lacrimosa: A43797 (Folio)

Jauffret, Regis

3.81

32 ratings by Goodreads

9782070437979: Lacrimosa: A43797 (Folio)

ISBN 10: 2070437973 ISBN 13: 9782070437979

Publisher: Gallimard, 2010

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256pages. poche. Broch�.

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Review:

"Without pathos or self-indulgence, Regis Jauffret has written his most accomplished novel, of a devastated and devastating beauty, which is an ode to a vanished lover. Each sentence lashes the page like a whiplash." Le Magazine Litteraire. "Deeply tragic and caustic." Telerama. "Lacrimosa works like a literary boxing match, virtuoso and deeply moving, where the emotion is never far from the absurd." L'Express. "A fierce epistolary dialogue for a great novel." Le Nouvel Observateur. "A story without mercy where sincerity explodes from every page, sometimes to the point of provocation." --Le Figaro

'Lacrimosa is marked by Jauffret's own direct involvement in both the real-life events and the narrative, an internal exploration deepened by his own experience.' --Russell Williams, TLS

About the Author:

Born in 1955 in Marseille, Regis Jauffret was influenced by Joyce, Dickens and Kafka. His novels are written in a jubilant language and explore the very depth of the human soul with accuracy, tenderness and humor. Author of seventeen novels, he has won many prizes in France including the Prix Femina and his recent novel "Severe" will be made into a film later this year.

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