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Un souvenir
Un souvenir. Ce n'est qu'un souvenir. Peu de chose en vérité pour Edouard qui, désireux de goûter à tout, s'est gardé libre sa vie durant. Pourtant ressuscité de ses cendres grâce à une vieille photo, ce souvenir, qu'Edouard croyait enfoui sous des montagnes d'autres souvenirs, refait soudain surface et lance un appel au secours pour que ne soinet pas oubliés les élans passionnés de l'adolescence, les tendres échanges avec une frêle beauté. Cela se passait avant la guerre, à Westcliff-on-Sea, une station balnéaire de l'Essex, et ils étaient très jeunes, elle Sheila, lui alors surnommé Ted. Trop jeunes pour se dire toujours.Quand, un demi-siècle plus tard, Edouard retrouve inchangés le ciel, la mer, la maison de la bien-aimée, le souvenir devient si douloureux à son coeur qu'il pense seulement à le fuir. Ce voyage sur des traces anciennes n'aura tout de même pas été inutile : dialoguant avec son passé, Edouard sait enfin que la vie a été généreuse avec lui : elle lui a permis d'aimer.
150 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published May 1, 1992
About the author
Michel Déon
107 books28 followersMichel Déon was a French novelist and playwright. He adopted the nom de plume Michel Déon, and made it his official name in octobre 1965. He has published over 50 works and is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Prix Interallié for his 1970 novel, Les Poneys sauvages (The Wild Ponies). Déon's 1973 novel Un taxi mauve received the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française. His novels have been translated into numerous languages.
In 1978, Déon was elected to the Académie française. Déon is an affiliate member of the Portuguese Academy of Science and Letters. He is a doctor honoris causa at the universities of Athens and Ireland. He is also an honorary citizen of Nice, Aix-en-Provence, and Antibes. His works have been translated into many languages.
Déon and his wife Chantal raised their two children, Alice and Alexandre, on the small Greek island of Spetsai. When the children reached school age in 1968, France was in a state of upheaval. The Déon family settled in Ireland. For over forty years, Déon and his family have made Ireland their home, raising Chantal's fifty horses.
In 1978, Déon was elected to the Académie française. Déon is an affiliate member of the Portuguese Academy of Science and Letters. He is a doctor honoris causa at the universities of Athens and Ireland. He is also an honorary citizen of Nice, Aix-en-Provence, and Antibes. His works have been translated into many languages.
Déon and his wife Chantal raised their two children, Alice and Alexandre, on the small Greek island of Spetsai. When the children reached school age in 1968, France was in a state of upheaval. The Déon family settled in Ireland. For over forty years, Déon and his family have made Ireland their home, raising Chantal's fifty horses.
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December 6, 2009
One of those books I keep coming back to. So haunting! So many feelings! The old Frenchman, the main character, has memories he doesn't quite know how to deal with. So he goes back to the place where he met his first love Sheila, in Westcliff in England, and lets himself be overcome by the memories of his younger self. A bittersweet little book.
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