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Orphans

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Pub Date Oct 14 2014 | Archive Date Nov 18 2014
General Fiction (Adult)

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A 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.

A 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...

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French Literature Series / £10.95 / Translated by Jan Steyn & Caite Dolan-Leach

French Literature Series / £10.95 / Translated by Jan Steyn & Caite Dolan-Leach

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ISBN 9781628970029
PRICE $15.95 (USD)

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