Dis-Moi Pourquoi

Patrick Besson

ISBN 10: 2234071119 / ISBN 13: 9782234071117

Published by Editions Stock Nov 2021, 2021

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Neuware - TELL ME WHYPatrick Besson Julie has a problem: men leave her but they never tell her why. During a visit to her parents in the Pyrenees, she encounters a young tax inspector, who left her on the day of their engagement. Without telling her why. But those who have read the book know why!Tell me why is also a portrait - the author would say in broad brush strokes - of a decaying, ludicrous, selfish, morality-obsessed and, as we find out at the end of the book, totally insane middle class. Over four decades, Patrick Besson has been amassing a varied and multifaceted work which has won several prestigious literary awards, including of course Dara and Les Braban. He is also a journalist and active polemicist, at times murderously witty but always full of humour and empathy. He is a regular contributor to the French weekly news magazine Le Point.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dis-Moi Pourquoi
• Publisher: Editions Stock Nov 2021
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: French
• ISBN 10: 2234071119
• ISBN 13: 9782234071117
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 215W x 135H x 9D millimeters 215 millimeters width by 135 millimeters height by 9 millimeters depth
• Weight: 200 grams

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Synopsis

TELL ME WHY
Patrick Besson

Julie has a problem: men leave her but they never tell her why. During a visit to her parents in the Pyrenees, she encounters a young tax inspector, who left her on the day of their engagement. Without telling her why. But those who have read the book know why!
Tell me why is also a portrait - the author would say in broad brush strokes - of a decaying, ludicrous, selfish, morality-obsessed and, as we find out at the end of the book, totally insane middle class.

Over four decades, Patrick Besson has been amassing a varied and multifaceted work which has won several prestigious literary awards, including of course Dara and Les Braban. He is also a journalist and active polemicist, at times murderously witty but always full of humour and empathy. He is a regular contributor to the French weekly news magazine Le Point.

About the Author

Patrick Besson est né à Paris en 1956. Il a obtenu le Grand Prix du roman de l’Académie française pour Dara (1985) et le prix Renaudot pour Les Braban (1995). Il est chroniqueur au Point.