Summary
From the bestselling author of The Adversary, an expansive meditation on death, grief, and the limitless reach of the human spirit.
“Compelling… Carrère has the gift of speaking simply and directly of the essentials.” — Evening Standard
Beset by arguments and the fear that things between them may be falling apart, writer Emmanuel Carrère and his partner, Hélène, journey to Sri Lanka to spend Christmas along the coast. But when the 2004 tsunami devastates the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529111224 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529111226 |
| Author: | Linda Coverdale, Emmanuel Carrère |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 5 December 2019 |
| Weight: | 181g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 16mm |
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About The Author
Linda Coverdale
Emmanuel Carrère is a novelist, journalist, screenwriter, and film director. He is the award-winning, internationally renowned author of fifteen books including My Life as a Russian Novel, Limonov, The Kingdom, 97,196 Words, and the Sunday Times bestselling The Adversary. He lives in Paris.
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