Monsieur Linh and His Child

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Philippe Claudel, Professor Euan Cameron, Professor Euan Cameron

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French

Quercus
01 April 2012

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Fiction in translation

Traumatized by memories of his war-ravaged country, and with his son and daughter-in-law dead, Monsieur Linh travels to a foreign land to bring the child in his arms to safety. The other refugees in the detention centre are unsure how to help the old man; his caseworkers are compassionate, but overworked. Monsieur Linh struggles beneath the weight of his sorrow, and becomes increasingly bewildered and isolated in this unfamiliar, fast-moving town. And then he encounters Monsieur Bark. They do not speak each other's language, but Monsieur Bark is sympathetic to the foreigner's need to care for the child. Recently widowed and equally alone, he is eager to talk, and Monsieur Linh knows how to listen. The two men share their solitude, and find friendship in an unlikely dialogue between two very different cultures.

Monsieur Linh and His Child is a remarkable novel with an extraordinary twist, a subtle portrait of friendship and a dialogue between two cultures.

By: Philippe Claudel
Translated by: Professor Euan Cameron, Professor Euan Cameron
Imprint: Quercus
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 194mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 121g
ISBN: 9780857050991
ISBN 10: 0857050990
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 01 April 2012
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Author Website: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Philippe-Claudel/25687283434

Philippe Claudel is a novelist, film director and university lecturer. He wrote and directed the film I've Loved You So Long, which won the 2008 BAFTA for Best Film Not in English. He is also the author of Grey Souls and Brodeck's Report, winner of the 2010 Independent Prize for Fiction. Euan Cameron's translations include works by Julien Green, Simone de Beauvoir and Paul Morand, and a biography of Irene Nemirovsky, author of Suite Francaise.

Reviews for Monsieur Linh and His Child

'Like all good fables, it conveys the sense of a greater significance beyond itself' Daniel Hahn, Independent. 'There is nothing sentimental about the prose, which is as restrained and delicate as a piece of Indochinese artwork' Ophelia Field, Guardian.