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Philippe Claudel
Book List in Order: 9 titles
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By a Slow River
- Jun-2006
- / Historical
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As the First World War rages on, the daily life of a small town near the front is hardly disturbed by the report of artillery fire and the parade of wounded in its streets. But within the space of a year, this illusion of ordinary days is shattered b...
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Brodeck's Report
- Jan-2010
- / General Fiction
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From his village in post-war France, Brodeck makes his solitary journeys into the mountains to collect data on the natural environment. Day by day he also reconstructs his own life, all but lost in the years he spent in a camp during the war. No-one ...
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Monsieur Linh and His Child
- Mar-2012
- / Literary
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Traumatized by memories of his war-ravaged country, his son and daughter-in-law dead, Monsieur Linh travels to a foreign land to bring the child in his arms to safety. To begin with, he is too afraid to leave the refugee centre, but the first time he...
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The Investigation
- Jul-2012
- / Literary
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A wild, Kafka-esque romp through a dystopian landscape, probing thedarkly comic nature of the human condition. The Investigator is a man quite like any other. He is balding, of medium build, dresses conservatively -- in short, he is unremarkable i...
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Grey Souls
- May-2015
- / General Fiction
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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 imp...
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Dog Island
- Aug-2021
- / Mystery
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When three bodies wash up on the beach of a remote island, the locals must decide whether they should uncover the truth or let the mystery die with the victims. Nestled in an overlooked part of the Mediterranean, Dog Island is home to a quiet an...
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