The Reader on the 6.27

Jean-Paul Didierlaurent, Ros Schwartz

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English

Pan
12 July 2016

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

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 does - that his journey will truly begin ...The Reader on the 6.27 is a tale bursting with larger-than-life characters, each of whom touches Guylain's life for the better. For fans of Amelie and Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore, this captivating novel is a warm, funny fable about literature's power to uplift even the most downtrodden of lives.

By: Jean-Paul Didierlaurent
Translated by: Ros Schwartz
Imprint: Pan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main Market Ed.
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 131mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 152g
ISBN: 9781447276494
ISBN 10: 1447276493
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 12 July 2016
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for The Reader on the 6.27

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 *