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Матильда
Матильде 24 года. Она бросила изучение истории искусств ради не слишком интересной работы и снимает квартиру вместе с двумя сестрами-близняшками.
Она говорит, что счастлива, но прибегает к алкоголю всякий раз, чтобы об этом вспомнить.
Однажды она забывает в кафе свою сумочку. Некий молодой человек возвращает ей ее неделей позже. Спустя несколько месяцев – и именно из-за него – она решает изменить свою жизнь.
Она говорит, что счастлива, но прибегает к алкоголю всякий раз, чтобы об этом вспомнить.
Однажды она забывает в кафе свою сумочку. Некий молодой человек возвращает ей ее неделей позже. Спустя несколько месяцев – и именно из-за него – она решает изменить свою жизнь.
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192 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2015
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About the author
Anna Gavalda
84 books1,763 followersAnna Gavalda is a French teacher and award-winning novelist.
Referred to by Voici magazine as "a distant descendant of Dorothy Parker", Anna Gavalda was born in an upper-class suburb of Paris. While working as French teacher in high school, a collection of her short stories was first published in 1999 under the title "Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part" that met with both critical acclaim and commercial success, selling more than three-quarters of a million copies in her native France and winning the 2000 "Grand Prix RTL-Lire." The book was translated into numerous languages including in English and sold in twenty-seven countries. It was published to acclaim in North America in 2003 as "I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere." The book received much praise and is a library and school selection worldwide in several languages.
Gavalda's first novel, Je l'aimais (Someone I Loved) was published in France in February 2002 and later that year in English. Inspired by the failure of her own marriage, it too was a major literary success and a bestseller and was followed by the short (96 pages) juvenile novel 35 kilos d'espoir (95 Pounds of Hope) that she said she wrote "to pay tribute to those of my students who were dunces in school but otherwise fantastic people".
In 2004, her third novel, "Ensemble c'est tout," focused on the lives of four people living in an apartment house: a struggling young artist who works as an office cleaner at night, a young aristocrat misfit, a cook, and an elderly grandmother. The 600-page book is a bestseller in France and has been translated into English as Hunting and Gathering.
As of 2007, her three books have sold more than 3 million copies in France. Ensemble c'est tout was made into a successful movie in 2007 by Claude Berri, with Audrey Tautou and Guillaume Canet. The adaptation of her first novel, Je l'aimais, with Daniel Auteuil and Marie-Josée Croze, was filmed in 2009 by Zabou Breitman.
Divorced, and the mother of two, Gavalda lives in the city of Melun, Seine-et-Marne, about 50 km southeast of Paris. In addition to writing novels, she also contributes to Elle magazine.
Referred to by Voici magazine as "a distant descendant of Dorothy Parker", Anna Gavalda was born in an upper-class suburb of Paris. While working as French teacher in high school, a collection of her short stories was first published in 1999 under the title "Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part" that met with both critical acclaim and commercial success, selling more than three-quarters of a million copies in her native France and winning the 2000 "Grand Prix RTL-Lire." The book was translated into numerous languages including in English and sold in twenty-seven countries. It was published to acclaim in North America in 2003 as "I Wish Someone Were Waiting for Me Somewhere." The book received much praise and is a library and school selection worldwide in several languages.
Gavalda's first novel, Je l'aimais (Someone I Loved) was published in France in February 2002 and later that year in English. Inspired by the failure of her own marriage, it too was a major literary success and a bestseller and was followed by the short (96 pages) juvenile novel 35 kilos d'espoir (95 Pounds of Hope) that she said she wrote "to pay tribute to those of my students who were dunces in school but otherwise fantastic people".
In 2004, her third novel, "Ensemble c'est tout," focused on the lives of four people living in an apartment house: a struggling young artist who works as an office cleaner at night, a young aristocrat misfit, a cook, and an elderly grandmother. The 600-page book is a bestseller in France and has been translated into English as Hunting and Gathering.
As of 2007, her three books have sold more than 3 million copies in France. Ensemble c'est tout was made into a successful movie in 2007 by Claude Berri, with Audrey Tautou and Guillaume Canet. The adaptation of her first novel, Je l'aimais, with Daniel Auteuil and Marie-Josée Croze, was filmed in 2009 by Zabou Breitman.
Divorced, and the mother of two, Gavalda lives in the city of Melun, Seine-et-Marne, about 50 km southeast of Paris. In addition to writing novels, she also contributes to Elle magazine.
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December 2, 2016
Самая странная книга Гавальды. Какой-то симпатии главная героиня не вызвала с ее вечным самобичеванием. Какого-то переломного момента, который спровоцировал бы героиню 5th изменения в жизни вроде как тоже не было (события в книге были - просто они не подчеркивали линию, где героиня все бросает и начинает все менять). Так и не поняла образ парня маньяка-повара
September 22, 2017
Yoooooooox!!! Sən Anna Gavaldasan, sən 2-3 tərbiyəsiz söz yazıb kitabı 18+ edə bilməzsən. Sən ümid verməlisən, yüngüllük gətirməlisən... :( Kitab heç nə haqqındadır. Biz ağlımızda öz-özümüzə necə danışırıqsa, müəllif də elə danışıb, sonra çapa da verib.
April 16, 2020
Ну такое. Все ранние книги Гавальды читала в захлёб, а эту еле думачала. Непонятная для меня осталась героиня и её терзания. Такой себе сюжет. Книги Гавальды трогали меня трогательностью описания обычной жизни, обычных людей и их необычных глубоких внутренних миров. Но не эта книга.
December 25, 2018
Ну такое( как по мне - самое вялое из трилогии "Простые люди"
January 4, 2021
I'm still processing this book and its story, but the main character and her journey were definitely intriguing. It was also a very quick train read.
May 5, 2024
Это самая странная и непонятная книга Анны Гавальды. Что? Зачем? О чём? Какая-то растянутая нудятина. Это было странно.
March 8, 2016
Strange, small, sublime... I really expected more from Gavalda...
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