L'Homme Ralenti

John Maxwell Coetzee; Catherine Lauga du Plessis

ISBN 10: 2286019479 / ISBN 13: 9782286019471

Published by Le Grand Livre du Mois, 2006

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Couverture Souple, Texte Francais. État D'usage: Très Bon État. (French Edition) Après Un Accident De Vélo, Paul Rayment, Soixante Ans, Se Réveille À L'hôpital Avec Une Jambe En Moins. Refusant La Prothèse Qu'on Veut Lui Greffer, Il Affronte La Solitude Et Les Affres Du Vieillissement, Jusqu'à Ce Que Marijana, Son Auxiliaire De Vie, Réveille Son Cour. Elizabeth Costello, Double Bavard Et Plume Acharnée, Frappe Alors À Sa Porte Et Transcende Son Monde Rétréci.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: L'Homme Ralenti
• Publisher: Le Grand Livre du Mois
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 2286019479
• ISBN 13: 9782286019471
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Francais::Roman

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Synopsis

"When photographer Paul Rayment loses his leg in a bicycle accident, his solitary life is irrevocably changed. Stubbornly refusing a prosthesis, Paul returns to his bachelor's apartment in Adelaide, uncomfortable with his new dependency on others. He is given to bouts of hopelessness as he looks back on his sixty years of life, but his spirits rise when he finds himself falling in love with Marijana, his practical, down-to-earth Croatian nurse who is struggling to raise her family in a foreign land. As Paul contemplates how to win her heart, he is visited by the mysterious writer Elizabeth Costello, who challenges Paul to take an active role in his own life." In this new book, J. M. Coetzee offers a meditation on what makes us human, on what it means to grow older and reflect on how we have lived our lives. Slow Man is a novel that asks questions but rarely provides answers; it is a portrait of a man in search of truth. Paul Rayment's accident changes his perspective on life, and as a result he begins to address the kinds of universal concerns that define us all: What does it mean to do good? What in our lives is ultimately meaningful? Is it more important to be loved or to be cared for? How do we define the place we call "home"?