by Jean-Michel Guenassia · Insel Verlag GmbH · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783458358367
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«Der Club der unverbesserlichen Optimisten» is the novel by Jean-Michel Guenassia, published by Insel Verlag in paperback (685 pages, in German).
In 1960s Paris, Michel, a twelve-year-old boy, discovers rock and roll, cinema, and the intellectual atmosphere of cafés as he grows up. At the back of a bistro, he finds the club that gives the novel its title and a group of characters who become his friends, in a story of initiation and friendship.
The novel won the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens 2009. The original title is «Le Club des incorrigibles optimistes». This 2012 German edition, translated by Eva Moldenhauer, is Insel Taschenbuch 4136.
It will appeal to readers of coming-of-age and historical novels set in 1960s Paris, with a young protagonist and cultural background.
Jean-Michel Guenassia is a French writer.
