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Book SynopsisA forlorn traveler is taken in by three suffering orphans, who, in the midst of their pain, give him food and shelter. The first, orphaned by history, still mourns a father who was sent to a Nazi concentration camp, never to return. The second, orphaned by pathology, has a rare disease, and is facing madness alone in a mountain chalet. The third, orphaned by philosophy, is a teenager who has decided to cut all ties with his parents. Never one to avoid challenging questions, in this poignant triptych Laroche examines the relationship between a writer and his words: suggesting that, perhaps, he is the orphan of his own work.
Trade ReviewHadrien Laroche is one of the most talented and original thinkers of his generation. -- Jacques Derrida An extraordinary novel, full of rare and palpable feeling, reminiscent of Sebald or Thomas Mann. Voici His three novels... have placed Hadrien Laroche at the forefront of contemporary French writing. -- Sylvain Bourmaud Liberation
