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Yes, it's brilliant and true, but it's full of sadness, too. Ennui on every page.
Louki is the poor daughter of a single mother and she has lost out on the only real opportunity in her life. She drifts through her life in 1950's Paris, meeting people, but never really knowing them, while they never really know her.
It's a story steeped in Paris alienation and loss. Such a good story. Such a sad story. ...more
Louki is the poor daughter of a single mother and she has lost out on the only real opportunity in her life. She drifts through her life in 1950's Paris, meeting people, but never really knowing them, while they never really know her.
It's a story steeped in Paris alienation and loss. Such a good story. Such a sad story. ...more
I found this book to be a little confusing at first, because there are four different perspectives with only small breaks between them.
The Cafe Conde is where a group of young Parisians: writers, philosophers, students gather daily to escape the world, and search for the meaning of life. We walk through the streets of Paris with them and peak into their lives.
Years later the narrators are looking back at that time focusing on one young woman, Louki who is their companion at the Conde.
I really ...more
The Cafe Conde is where a group of young Parisians: writers, philosophers, students gather daily to escape the world, and search for the meaning of life. We walk through the streets of Paris with them and peak into their lives.
Years later the narrators are looking back at that time focusing on one young woman, Louki who is their companion at the Conde.
I really ...more
