Ros Schwartz Livres

It has the story in 3 different languages; Simplified Chinese,English and French.

Elles sont quarante, enfermées dans une cave, sous la surveillance d'impassibles gardiens qui les nourrissent. La plus jeune - la narratrice - n'a jamais vécu ailleurs. Les autres, si aucune ne se rappelle les circonstances qui les ont menées là, lui transmettent le souvenir d'une vie où il y avait des maris, des enfants, des villes... Mystérieusement libérées de leur geôle, elles entreprennent sur une terre déserte une longue errance à la recherche d'autres humains - ou d'une explication. Elles ne découvrent que d'autres caves analogues, peuplées de cadavres. On a pu parler de Kafka, de Paul Auster ou du Désert des Tartares au sujet de cette œuvre à la fois cauchemardesque et sereine, impassible et bouleversante.

Working at a book pulping factory in a job he hates, Guylain Vignolles 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. It's this release of words into the world that starts our hero on a journey that will finally bring meaning into his life. For one morning, Guylain discovers the diary of a lonely young woman: Julie. Julie feels as lost in the world as he does. As he reads from these pages to a rapt audience, Guylain finds himself falling hopelessly in love with their enchanting author. This is a tale bursting with larger-than-life characters, each of whom touches Guylain's life for the better. This captivating novel is a warm, funny fable about literature's power to uplift even the most downtrodden of lives.

Championing the intrinsic power of reading, this is a story for anyone who understands that a book can change a life.