Summary
A bestseller in France and winner of the Prix Renaudot, Grey Souls is a mesmerising and atmospheric tale of three mysterious deaths in an oddly isolated French village during World War I.
The placid daily life of a small town near the front seems impervious to the nearby pounding of artillery fire and the parade of wounded strangers passing through its streets. But the illusion of calm is soon shattered by the deaths of three innocents - the charming new schoolmistress who ca…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780857059949 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0857059947 |
| Author: | Philippe Claudel, Hoyt Rogers |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | MacLehose Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 12 May 2015 |
| Weight: | 154g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 141mm x 14mm |
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‘An odd, disturbing novel, haunted by ghosts, the victims of crimes that are long past but ever present … a page-turning whodunnit with a subtle aftertaste’ Kate Chisholm, Sunday Telegraph .
‘A masterpiece … a beautifully written and mesmeric study of individual and collective guilt’ Daily Mail. * Daily Mail *‘Overwhelming … the language is magnificent, each word resonates, each sentence paints a picture’ Le Parisien. * Le Parisien *‘An odd, disturbing novel, haunted by ghosts, the victims of crimes that are long past but ever present … a page-turning whodunnit with a subtle aftertaste’ Kate Chisholm, Sunday Telegraph. * Sunday Telegraph *
About The Author
Philippe Claudel
Philippe Claudel is a novelist, film director and university lecturer. He is the author of Grey Souls, Brodeck’s Report, Monsieur Linh and His Child and The Investigation and was appointed to l’Academie Goncourt in 2012.
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