Title : The Dream Life of Ernesto G. - Jean-Michel Guenassia - Book
Summary :
From 1910 to 2010, from Prague to Algiers via Paris. Joseph Kaplan, a Jewish doctor from Prague, travels through the century. From Bohemia and its open-air dance halls where one would meet girls dancing the tango divinely while smoking Bastos, to exile in the Jebel, from the plague of Algiers to the disillusionment of communism, here is the life of a hero in spite of himself, caught up in the turmoil of History. A life of love and great friendships, a life of hopes and encounters, until that, one day in 1966, of a certain Ernesto G., a magnificent and defeated warrior, washed up in the depths of the Czech countryside after his African defeat.
Here we find all the romantic power of Jean-Michel Guenassia who, after The Club of Incorrigible Optimists draws us into the delicate nostalgia of men tossed about by History, men who fall and who make of this very fall and their disenchantment a work of art.
The press
“Reconnecting with the eminently romantic breath of the Club of incorrigible optimists, JM Guenassia evokes a life of loves and great friendships, hopes and encounters. » Read
“Just as exciting as The Club of Incorrigible Optimists. A truly romantic novel, perfectly crafted and balanced, that you won't be able to put down. » Livres Hebdo
“A great journey through the 20th century that you devour with passion. A real novel to help us forget the back-to-school blues!” Page
“Guenassia proves to be a formidable narrator... A captivating novel. A favorite.” lepoint.fr
"We savor the talent of this 2009 Goncourt des lycéens." Télé 7 Jours
“A thrilling, generous, humanist page-turner. Enough to make American writers green with envy.” Les Echos
“Five hundred captivating, poignant, vibrant pages. We find Guenassia at the top of her game... A dazzling success that spans a turbulent 20th century with panache.” Read
“The writer confirms the power of his epic talent. Devilishly captivating.” L’Humanité
“How do you recognize a good novel? By its breath, carried by fluid writing, pushing the reader to swallow the paragraphs. By this immediate attachment to the characters, spectators more than actors in the march of the world. 500 pages that carry you away.” Pilgrim
“A rich novel that invites us to travel through the turmoil of the 20th century. An author who is definitely very talented.” Version femina
“An undeniable talent as a storyteller, an authentic sense of the epic.” Le Nouvel Observateur
"A novel whose skill, fortunately, masks neither sincerity nor originality... much better than the best-selling book it will undoubtedly become." Marianne
- EAN: 9782226242952
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