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A Neta do Senhor Linh

really liked it 4.00  ·  Rating details ·  5,167 ratings  ·  590 reviews
“Uma pequena maravilha” (Livres Hebdo), pelo autor de Almas Cinzentas, Prémio Renaudot de 2003.

Numa fria manhã de Novembro, depois de uma penosa viagem de barco, um ancião desembarca num país que não é o seu, onde não conhece ninguém e cuja língua ignora. O Senhor Linh foge de uma guerra que lhe roubou a família e a aldeia onde sempre viveu, para o deixar rodeado de morte
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Paperback, 96 pages
Published September 2006 by ASA (first published August 23rd 2005)
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GiuseppeB
Jan 20, 2018 rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
Stucchevole. L'ho iniziato senza pregiudizi, alcuni me ne avevano parlato bene, ho proseguito la lettura con perplessità crescenti, il finale mi ha tramortito!
Auguri.
Hadl
May 03, 2018 rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
La nieta del señor Linh me ha perecido una novela que trata correctamente el tema de los refugiados y como deben de sentirse al tener que dejar sus países y embarcarse en tierras desconocidas en busca de una vida mejor.

Algunos capítulos me han resultado descorazonadores, desde los recuerdos del señor Linh de su tierra y su amor por su tierra hasta algunas revelaciones sobre el personaje del señor Bark. Sin embargo, siento que algunos pasajes resultaban un tanto irrealistas y el final, aún sigui
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Alberto
Jul 26, 2012 rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
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David
Apr 21, 2016 rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
The twist was predictable. The ending was a big cliche (seriously? Run over by a car? Why not just have a character wake up, and find that it was all a dream?) Nothing much happens, except for two crazy lonely old men with no language in common talking to each other. Meh.
Jess Bodie
Feb 11, 2013 rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
This was too Mitch Albom-ish for my tastes, I couldn't finish it.
Géraldine
Feb 28, 2010 rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: france
Je vais être à contre courant mais toujours est-il que je n'ai pas vraiment aimé. Ok l'histoire d'amitié est belle mais le style est abominable et je n'ai rien compris à la fin ^^
Impresiones de Libros
Jan 16, 2010 rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2010
It's always the same, sorry, but this book is not really good...
Lahierbaroja
Feb 09, 2014 rated it did not like it  ·  review of another edition
Estas historias no son para mí. Definitivamente.

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His most famous work to date is the novel " Les Âmes Grises " - " Grey Souls ", which won the prix Renaudot award in France, was shortlisted for the American Gumshoe Award, and won Sweden's Martin Beck Award. In addition to his writing, Philippe Claudel is a Professor of Literature at the University of Nancy.
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