The Reader on the 6.27 by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent - ISBN: 9781447276494
Paperback
Lonely worker finds love, one salvaged page at a time.

The Reader on the 6.27

  • Paperback

    208 pages

  • Release Date

    12 July 2016

Summary

An international bestseller, The Reader on the 6.27 is ready to take you on a journey…

Guylain Vignolles lives on the edge of existence. Working at a book pulping factory in a job he hates, he has but one pleasure in life: sitting on the 6.27 train each day, Guylain recites aloud from pages he has saved from the jaws of his monstrous pulping machine.

But it is when he discovers the diary of a lonely young woman, Julie - a woman who feels as lost in the world as he doe…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781447276494
ISBN-10:1447276493
Author:Jean-Paul Didierlaurent, Ros Schwartz
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Pan Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:208
Edition:Main Market Ed.
Release Date:12 July 2016
Weight:152g
Dimensions:197mm x 131mm x 14mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

“Charming … a clever, funny, and humane work that champions the power of literature.” – Sunday Times

A delightful tale about the kinship of reading … Already a bestseller in France, The Reader on the 6.27 looks set to woo British readers and become a book club favourite. * Independent on Sunday *
Charming … It is a clever, funny, and humane work that champions the power of literature * Sunday Times *
This contemporary fable was acquired by more than twenty countries. A beautiful testimony to the universality of the love of books * Livres Hebdo *
The humanity of the characters … the re-enchantment of everyday life, the power of words and literature, tenderness and humor … The Reader on the 6.27 is a must. * L’Express *
I read it in one sitting, I couldn’t put it down! * Literary Loveliness - Hello Magazine Online *

About The Author

Jean-Paul Didierlaurent

Jean-Paul Didierlaurent lives in the Vosges region of France. His short stories have twice won the International Hemingway Award. The Reader on the 6.27 is his first novel. A bestseller in France, it has been sold in over 25 territories.

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